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asbestos

[as-bes-tuhs, az-] / æsˈbɛs təs, æz- /


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It completed a project in 2024 to clear out the asbestos, mold and mice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

The walls were full of asbestos, mold and rodent carcasses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

For decades, the soil, groundwater and air have been contaminated by heavy metals, dioxins and asbestos.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

Two Crayola craft boxes for children have been withdrawn and a recall issued over concerns sand in the kits may be contaminated with asbestos.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Many had roofs made of uneven zinc or asbestos sheets held in place by rocks.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat




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