asbestos
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Asbestos lawsuits have helped to provide some compensation to mesothelioma victims.
From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026
Asbestos is a mined fibrous silicate that was widely used in home insulation, automobiles and other applications through the 1970s until its use was slowly phased out as its health impacts became widely known.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026
Asbestos or some other poison that will give me cancer?
From Salon • May 27, 2025
Asbestos was used in building materials until it was discovered that inhalation of fibres could cause cancers, but it is only considered dangerous when it is moved.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2025
Its resemblance to asbestos has gained for it the name Cape Asbestos, the chief occurrence being in Cape Colony.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various
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