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- noun Plural form of
Chernobyl .
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Examples
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This could cause one or more "Chernobyls," or even a meltdown, the so-called China Syndrome
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Further, I got to hear Jeffery Rosen share his thoughts on potential privacy "Chernobyls," events and trends that will fundamentally alter our privacy in the next 3 to 10 years.
Planet Identity 2008
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In a statement describing the plants as "floating Chernobyls in waiting," the main office of Norway-headquartered Bellona declares: Russia has neither the means nor infrastructure to ensure their safe operation, has made no plans for disposing of their spent fuel, and has not taken into consideration the enormous nuclear proliferation risks posed.
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NTRs aren't nuclear bombs like Dyson's old Orion project, nor are they flying Chernobyls.
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We have no way of knowing how many Three Mile Islands and Chernobyls were avoided along the way.
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In Sweeney Todd, though, Burton manages to sidestep his regular directorial Chernobyls by letting the magic of the musical do his storytelling busywork for him.
Archive 2008-02-01 Greg Tannahill 2008
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In Sweeney Todd, though, Burton manages to sidestep his regular directorial Chernobyls by letting the magic of the musical do his storytelling busywork for him.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Greg Tannahill 2008
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Our challenge is to put them in charge before more Three Mile Islands or Chernobyls-or a nuclear 9/11-irradiate the asylum.
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Why must nuke-power lemmings again flock to the radioactive sea? 2007
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Our challenge is to put them in charge before more Three Mile Islands or Chernobyls-or a nuclear 9/11-irradiate the asylum. '
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Why must nuke-power lemmings again flock to the radioactive sea? 2007
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Let these cultural Chernobyls pass whatever restrictive laws they want, bring back Jim Crow, institutionalize sexism and abolish laws against incest so they can live by their true colors.
two stories, high 2004
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