irradiated

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Those molecules change shape when irradiated by the sun, flexing into a strained version of their regular form.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

The fruit, after being harvested, must be irradiated at one of a handful of certified government facilities in India, inspected by a U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

The irradiated vessels were towed to Hunters Point, and used as the material and hardware upon which scientists tested decontamination methods.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

As Bonlieu toiled away in Auckland, Warrior crew members were moving a community of cancer-stricken Marshall Islanders, ignored by the American government that had irradiated their atoll, to a new home.

From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025

From the slugs of irradiated uranium, fissile plutonium would be extracted at a second plant ten miles away, eventually to be sent on its way to Los Alamos.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik