radioactive

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The nonrenewable gas is produced by radioactive decay deep under the earth and escapes into space once released.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

But then, he predicted that industries would start using uranium and radium, and pretty soon we’d have … radioactive smog.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The nuclear start-up announced that it had secured its first license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, a federal agency that oversees the civilian use of radioactive materials.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Herrera was certainly the less radioactive candidate of the two.

From Slate • Mar. 9, 2026

Your life will be declared a radioactive zone for hundreds of years if you can’t release some pressure by showing the truth of what you know to anyone who’ll listen.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman