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fallout

[fawl-out] / ˈfɔlˌaʊt /


NOUN
radioactivity
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His football might have been over but the fallout was not.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Singapore's economy grew six percent year-on-year in the first quarter as demand skyrockets for artificial intelligence chips, balancing the fallout from the Middle East war, the government said Monday.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Details on the cause and the extent of the environmental fallout haven’t been released.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

It’s another example of the fallout from skyrocketing jet-fuel prices and sizzling travel demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Black-and-yellow triangular fallout shelter signs proliferated in public spaces, pointing the way to underground refuge from radiation.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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