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

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

"After being told by medical staff you had potentially ingested a life-threatening poison, isn't it the last thing you'd do?" the prosecutor asked her in court.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2025

She had lived on ducks and shorebirds, and she had ingested DDT.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George