noxious
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Noxious to livestock and native plants, the plant was introduced in the United States in 1822 and is found widely here.
From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2024
Noxious fumes filled the room as white globs of melted plastic dripped down onto the wood, catching it on fire.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2022
Noxious fumes and debris from the fireworks, coupled with existing poor air conditions, shrouded the city in haze during the following days, with the air quality index soaring to hazardous levels.
From Washington Post • Nov. 3, 2021
Noxious characters need not produce noxious films, but the meanspirited humor of “Summer ‘03” is out of place with the perky conventionality of the film’s style.
From New York Times • Sep. 27, 2018
Noxious clouds expanded around the giant, filling the ruins like thick cigar smoke.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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