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Meanings of meltdown in English

Russian
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Portuguese
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Spanish
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Vulnerability in modern microprocessors which permits unauthorized memory reads.

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        Portuguese
        derretimento nuclear

        Accidental overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping.

              derretimento nuclear
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              1
              Former Tepco bosses charged Fukushima meltdown Read more The crisis continues today.
              The Guardian
              2
              In April 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant suffered a catastrophic meltdown.
              BBC
              3
              The 1986 meltdown of Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear reactor spewed radiation across Europe.
              Wired
              4
              Further, the dot.com meltdown and job losses in technology continue to worsen.
              The Irish Times
              5
              Given the recent financial meltdown, the timing for the sequel seems perfect.
              Reuters
              6
              But his meltdown story doesn't really fit well into the Joe-meltdown story.
              Reuters
              7
              Tapping into the state of the universe via financial meltdown-related drum freakouts?
              The Irish Times
              8
              Credit Suisse has so far been relatively unscathed by the subprime meltdown.
              Reuters
              9
              Her eventual meltdown is less a fist-in-the-air moment than a quiet-smile-of-satisfaction moment.
              The Irish Times
              10
              Politically, NHS meltdown before the 2015 poll is clearly not an option.
              The Guardian
              11
              Remember the sudden meltdown of Internet Three, back during the caste war?
              Existence
              12
              The cabinet talks are seen as critical to solving Zimbabwe's economic meltdown.
              Reuters
              13
              The entire Post Office network would be in near meltdown,' he said.
              The Guardian
              14
              It says that if house prices fall, a banking meltdown could ensue.
              BBC
              15
              He can't talk on a cell phone, and TV causes a meltdown.
              The family: the secret fundamentalism at the heart of american p...
              16
              In this week's podcast we examine culture's response to the financial meltdown.
              The Guardian
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