poisoned
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The attacks escalated this summer, with 16 trees — 13 Jeffrey pines and three white firs — poisoned on three occasions between May and early August.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Forensic pathologist Dr Louise Mulcahy said due to the limited remains, it was impossible to test if the child had any natural diseases or if he had been poisoned.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Today it is a symbol of a people who still seem poisoned and embittered by an attack that happened a quarter of a century ago.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
“Art made to get a result is drawing water from a poisoned well.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
To themselves, they seemed to struggle in the poisoned runs and to blaze with rage for poor Pimpernel in the ditch.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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