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chlorine

[klawr-een, -in, klohr-] / ˈklɔr in, -ɪn, ˈkloʊr- /
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According to the British agricultural press, more than 150,000 Brits have since signed petitions urging their supermarket chains to “publicly rule out chlorinated chicken.”

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2026

Switzerland's powerful farming lobby has waded into the debate, with farmers' union Uniterre rejecting any imports of chlorinated chicken and concessions likely to harm the country's proud milk and dairy industry.

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

Birdbaths and wading pools should be cleaned weekly, while pools should be cleaned and chlorinated regularly.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2025

The company was ordered to pay more than £900,000 last month after polluting a watercourse with millions of litres of chlorinated water, causing the death of hundreds of fish.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025

Echoes of this sort of thing are to be found, as we have seen, widely scattered throughout medical literature, sometimes involving the chlorinated hydrocarbons, sometimes the organic phosphates.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson



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