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radiation

[rey-dee-ey-shuhn] / ˌreɪ diˈeɪ ʃən /




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Despite the cold, there’s no radiation to worry about and only gentle 10 mph winds to disturb those dunes.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

Its intense radiation is creating a bubble of ionized gas that makes up the lion's recognizable face.

From Science Daily Aug. 12, 2026

It explains the Cosmic Microwave Background -- the faint radiation left over from the early Universe -- and accurately predicts how galaxies are distributed across vast cosmic distances.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

It says ordinary sunglasses are not safe to use, as they do not provide enough protection against harmful solar radiation.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

The nuclear reactors were encased in containment vessels that kept most of the radiation from escaping in case of an accident.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

There were radiations of hoofed mammals; of primates including our ancestors; of whales and dolphins; of the all-time biggest sharks.

From Salon Feb. 17, 2025

The link between a tendency to explore and colonize new environments and rapid evolution could help explain adaptive radiations in other species, says Daniel Moen, an evolutionary biologist at the University of California, Riverside.

From Science Magazine Apr. 24, 2024

The ultimate causes, or triggers, of adaptive radiations is one of the big mysteries in biology.

From Science Daily Feb. 22, 2024

The species depicted are only four from a very diverse lineage that contains many branches, dead ends, and adaptive radiations.

From Textbooks Apr. 25, 2013

He was seeking the exact source of the radiations.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut




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