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Meanings of U in English

Portuguese
urânio
Catalan
número atòmic 92
Spanish
uranio
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A heavy toxic silvery-white radioactive metallic element; occurs in many isotopes; used for nuclear fuels and nuclear weapons.

urânio
Russian
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Portuguese
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Catalan
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Spanish
u
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Letter of the Latin alphabet.

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Examples for "uranium"
Examples for "uranium"
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The Greens have long opposed uranium mining, nuclear power and nuclear weapons.
Reuters
2
Earlier this year, Canada's Cameco and India signed a commercial uranium agreement.
Reuters
3
Albright said Iran was incapable of building 10 new uranium enrichment plants.
Reuters
4
Mox is considered thousands of times more toxic than uranium nuclear fuel.
The Irish Times
5
Rosatom has also provided uranium fuel for Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant.
Reuters
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Defunct New Zealand TV channel.

Russian
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Portuguese
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Catalan
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Spanish
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Unicode character.

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Usage of U in English
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It never feels dangerous, and U-Neck meets EU health and safety regulations.
The Guardian
2
However, the Police Commissioner alleged Assignments4U and the students committed various offences.
Radio NZ
3
Eisenhower at the summit: 'What U-Twos?' We'll go along; no preliminary summation.
The bourne identity
4
The militants also said they would target the Nigerian oil company Brittania-U.
Reuters
5
So a question remains: why wasn't the Lusitania warned about the U-Boat.
Radio NZ
6
It's hard to see how Last Chance U can continue without Wagner.
The Guardian
7
Mr Fox's new position on drugs is a U-turn of epic proportions.
BBC
8
It is euphemistically called self-funding and goes right down to U-16 level.
The Irish Times
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However, though the U-shaped curve is pervasive it's most certainly not universal.
The Guardian
10
Only free enterprise and Yankee ingenuity could have brought about Model U-238.
The new yorker
11
The Mann-Whitney U test was used to analyse mosquito transmission assay results.
Pubmed
12
Sign up for the AIM Adventure U Intro to Trad online course.
Climbing Magazine
13
Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn executed a U-turn on college fees yesterday.
The Irish Times
14
Thank U for all your love and support, Jackson tweeted on Thursday.
Reuters
15
I'm still not sure what I really think of the Wii U.
Wired
16
Before the second shot came, the U-6 was safe in the depths.
The Boy Allies Under the Sea; Or, The Vanishing Submarines
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