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contamination

[kuhn-tam-uh-ney-shuhn] / kənˌtæm əˈneɪ ʃən /


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The massive diarrhea-causing parasitic outbreak that sickened tens of thousands of people across 21 states over the summer has ended, though officials continue to investigate the cause of contamination.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

The Welsh actor contacted Rhun ap Iorwerth ahead of a BBC documentary which looked into claims of widespread chemical contamination in Wales.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

Weeks later, Chief State Prosecutor Zejnulla Gashi announced an investigation into state-run power plants over suspected criminal "contamination, degradation and destruction of the environment".

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

That approach is not possible for crewed missions, which means microbial contamination becomes a much more complicated issue when astronauts explore the Moon's south polar region.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

White immigrants, in contrast, were not so easy to identify and separate, thus amplifying the anxieties of ethnic contamination and miscegenation in the 1920s.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Nephew said if time was short, the U.S. could also seek to dilute the material on-site by mixing it with natural uranium or destroy it, although that could cause chemical contaminations in the area.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 15, 2026

The potential applications could include antimicrobial spray or coating to control foodborne pathogen contaminations at both pre-harvest and post-harvest stages, the researchers said.

From Science Daily Feb. 29, 2024

Morocco on Saturday went so far as to ban all arrivals from China, regardless of nationality, “to avoid a new wave of contaminations in Morocco and all its consequences.”

From Washington Post Jan. 4, 2023

Across the UK new cases of HIV and hepatitis continued to be diagnosed decades after the first contaminations, resulting in many early deaths.

From BBC Oct. 22, 2022

He was too wise a man not to know that one of the greatest burdens that wealth imposed, was the saving of one’s children from its contaminations.

From Philip Dru Administrator : a Story of Tomorrow 1920 - 1935 by Edward Mandell House




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