poisoning
Example Sentences
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The only reason the couple didn’t move out sooner, they said, was because of the financial strain of the alleged poisoning.
From Los Angeles Times
"I took a day off. I had a bit of carbon monoxide poisoning," she says, almost lightly.
From BBC
Campbell once suspected Low of "planting" items allegedly found during a raid on his then-home on the estate after alleged bird poisonings.
From BBC
Det Chief Insp Ben Robinson said that although the post-mortem examinations, which were held on Sunday, were yet to establish a cause, carbon monoxide poisoning remained a primary line of inquiry.
From BBC
Humberside Police said their deaths were thought to be connected to carbon monoxide poisoning.
From BBC
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