Word: nucleus
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...those forces are familiar: electromagnetism, which lights bulbs and makes clothes cling; and gravity, which holds humans to the ground and determines the earth's orbit around the sun. The remaining two are more exotic: the so-called strong force, which binds together the particles in a nucleus; and the weak force, which controls radioactive decay...
...time the term Mafia came into general usage in the early 19th century, the descendants of the old compagnie d'armi had evolved into a secret hierarchical organization, divided into specialized sectors that controlled Sicily's cattle and pasturelands, slaughterhouses, fruit plantations, market gardens and ports. The nucleus of the "honored association," as the Mafia's members euphemistically referred to their organization, was the family, whose members were linked by blood or marriage. A group of families would be allied in a cosca (artichoke), a cluster of separate leaves forming a single unit...
...turned out that this stock was essentailly valueless. The main gift of the endowment did not come to the University until the early 1950's and was in the form of a majority interest in the local press. It was this interest that was sold and formed the nucleus of these funds. If you would take the time to follow the status of the funds in the Treasurer's Reports for subsequent years. I do not believe you will find substantiation of the statement in your editorial. Richard G. Leahy
...from the sleepy fishing village of Trujillo on the Caribbean coast of Honduras, construction workers are toiling in the sweltering tropical heat to erect dozens of elevated wooden barracks. Each of the $2,000 buildings is made to last. Those already completed make up the nucleus of the Regional Military Training Center, where 150 U.S. advisers have instructed 6,000 Honduran and Salvadoran recruits over the past 13 months. Near by, workers have constructed sandbagged guard positions and bunkers large enough to shelter every serviceman in case of attack. "These soldiers are facing a tough enemy," says an American trainer...
...Justice Ministry employees trained by the FBI over the past four months will serve as the nucleus of a new 20-man "judicial reform commission...