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fallout

[fawl-out] / ˈfɔlˌaʊt /


NOUN
radioactivity
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If something does go missing, how will you deal with the fallout?

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

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

From BBC • May 27, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Business activity in Europe and Asia slowed in May as energy costs rose and new orders cooled, an indication the fallout from the conflict in the Middle East has weakened the global economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Radioactive fallout could have poisoned communities all the way to Washington, D.C., and beyond.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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