ingested

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In the environment, microplastics can be ingested by fish and other wildlife, potentially moving up the food chain and eventually reaching humans.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

But its usage — both in food and beverage products, along with ingested drugs — prevailed for over three decades.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

"However, the container which fell was left behind and it got ingested into the No. 2 engine of the aircraft," Air India added.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

Partly because I was exhausted from the tryptophan I had ingested with my turkey the day before and could not get out of bed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

When ingested by a foraging beetle grub they multiply prodigiously in its blood, causing it to turn an abnormally white color, hence the popular name, “milky disease.”

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson