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Recent Examples of nuclear
That said, Ukraine's attacks could prompt the Kremlin to think Washington had encouraged them specifically to weaken Russia's nuclear deterrent, said James Acton, co-director of the nuclear policy programme at the Carnegie Endowment.
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Harriet Marsden, theweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Among the franchise newcomers was Denise Richards, who appeared as nuclear physicist Christmas Jones, who would go on to become one of the most polarizing Bond Girls.
—Stacy Lambe, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Zoom out: Putin has long signaled his intent to lower the nuclear threshold.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
Sweden’s energy mix includes biofuels and waste, nuclear, oil, and hydropower.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Nov. 2024
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Harriet Marsden, theweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Among the franchise newcomers was Denise Richards, who appeared as nuclear physicist Christmas Jones, who would go on to become one of the most polarizing Bond Girls.
—Stacy Lambe, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Zoom out: Putin has long signaled his intent to lower the nuclear threshold.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
Sweden’s energy mix includes biofuels and waste, nuclear, oil, and hydropower.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Nov. 2024
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In a video conference call with his military leaders, the Russian president said the drills would include practice launches of nuclear-capable ballistic and cruise missiles to simulate how officials would act in case such arms were required.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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Together with other systems like David's Sling, which is designed to intercept ballistic and cruise missiles, Israel's Iron Dome is part of a nationwide missile-defense shield over the country, whose residents live under the near-constant threat of attack from its neighbors.Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2024
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Williamson said earlier this week that his hamstring is completely healed, but his mental state remains a work in progress.oregonlive, oregonlive, 13 Apr. 2023
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Sign up That Torrance pushed Vial and Eduardo to such mental anguish does not surprise immigrant-justice advocates.María Inés Taracena, The New Republic, 12 Apr. 2023
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The counselor also told police Trotman had had a previous psychotic break in which he was found wandering the woods.Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2023
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Lewis prescribed Price anti-psychotic medication after a mental health referral Sept. 1.Thomas Saccente, Arkansas Online, 17 Jan. 2023
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Photo: Disney Beyond that, Disney films also had a berserk sense of spectacle and showmanship that distinguished them.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 July 2024
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Which, of course, drove the audience completely berserk.Chris Richards, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2023
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At first glance, Torres’ debut film seems like a quirky, millennial visual feast about a desperate El Salvadorian and a maniac artist.The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2024
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None of this pays off in any fashion, as potentially interesting plot threads are rapidly dropped in favor of a typical maniac plot.Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2023
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Lucky for Michele, Laurel starts to break down, incapable of finding the will to continue this demented game of Royal Match.Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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Hip-hop/acting star Ice-T went with a demented clown look while his wife, actress Coco Austin with a Harley Quinn look at Heidi Klum’s annual Halloween Party.Tim Lammers, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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With his shock of spiky hair and adrenaline rushes, Smith turns a corporate villain into a lunatic new-wave frontman.Charles McNultyTheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2023
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The first personality is the lunatic, chaotic artist, with no limits.John Bleasdale, Variety, 8 Dec. 2022
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The same is true of their treatment of Number One, Luther, who is gravely harmed on a doomed solo mission and injected with a life-saving experimental serum that transforms his body into that of an ape-human hybrid.Crispin Long, The New Yorker, 12 July 2022
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Each faces resistance from his own side, since anti-ape prejudice is still part of the formerly dominant species’ worldview.New York Times, New York Times, 13 May 2021
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“Nuclear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuclear. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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