asbestos
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“My constituents shouldn’t have to walk back into homes with lead and asbestos because an insurance company won’t pay for the test that would prove it’s there,” she added.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
The testing revealed that many homes were contaminated with unsafe levels of lead, asbestos, chromium, and other toxic substances, the county said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
"She never had the sort of career that would have exposed her to asbestos," said Caroline's daughter Brooklyn.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
"The council's own documents show that asbestos was used quite extensively in that school," said Phillip Gower from Redkite Solicitors, who are representing the family.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Do you dunk I complained about picking up old lunches that had fungus growing on them and sweeping asbestos tiles and straightening Thorndike dictionaries?
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
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