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fallout

[fawl-out] / ˈfɔlˌaʊt /


NOUN
radioactivity
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After the public fallout from Callais, the justices went on press tours to bolster the court’s legitimacy.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

Justice Shaina Leonard of Alberta’s Court of the King’s Bench said the Alberta government failed to consult indigenous groups about the potential fallout from holding a vote on the province’s future within Canada.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

It is not often that the fallout from UK local elections make international headlines.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

The U.S. stock market scored a fresh record close on Monday, despite growing anxiety around the economic fallout should the Iran war drag into the summer.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

The pollution entering our waterways comes from many sources: radioactive wastes from reactors, laboratories, and hospitals; fallout from nuclear explosions; domestic wastes from cities and towns; chemical wastes from factories.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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