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fallout

[fawl-out] / ˈfɔlˌaʊt /


NOUN
radioactivity
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They have also highlighted the health fallout, including an increase in cases of cancer and foetal and neonatal malformations.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

There is likely to be more fallout in the coming weeks but, in the meantime, it will be one of Hull or Middlesbrough who will be celebrating promotion to the Premier League on Saturday evening.

From BBC • May 22, 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

Strauss’s words created alarm over the prospect of nuclear holocaust without laying to rest the public’s anxiety about fallout.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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