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fallout

[fawl-out] / ˈfɔlˌaʊt /


NOUN
radioactivity
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That's where many residents are still dealing with the fallout from the discovery that their homes were built with a potentially dangerous building material.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

ING economist Carsten Brzeski said the uptick in factory output was "too weak to start discussing whether German industry is defying the economic fallout of the war in the Middle East".

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The Bank of Japan is widely expected to raise interest rates this month to mitigate the burden of rising costs as policymakers grow more worried that the fallout from the conflict will accelerate underlying inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Some have been deported, others remain in immigration proceedings, and many families continue to grapple with the economic and emotional fallout.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Within days of the blasts, fallout was detected as far east as New York, New Jersey, and South Carolina.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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