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fallout

[fawl-out] / ˈfɔlˌaʊt /


NOUN
radioactivity
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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 expected to raise interest rates on June 16 as policymakers grow more concerned that the fallout from the conflict will accelerate underlying inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Amid uncertainty in the toy market and the fallout from tariffs, Mattel’s net income dropped 25% to $398 million in 2025.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

The prime minister has a long history of testing the White House's patience - and of politically surviving any fallout.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The new basement shelter had a four-inch-thick door, Army cots and canned food, a direct phone line to the Pentagon’s bomb shelter, and a shower to wash off radioactive fallout.

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




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