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intoxicated

[in-tok-si-key-tid] / ɪnˈtɒk sɪˌkeɪ tɪd /




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Now the law: The two sides agree the Founders had no problem barring intoxicated people from carrying guns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Lorraine said while she was grateful for the treatment she received in hospital, medical staff initially suspected she was drunk, before blood tests "proved I was not intoxicated by alcohol".

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

To actually feel intoxicated, a chimp would need to eat so much fruit that its stomach would become painfully distended.

From Science Daily • Dec. 1, 2025

Her guards "should check that anyone approaching her is not intoxicated or armed," he added.

From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025

I became dauntless and free of fears, intoxicated by the physical fact of San Francisco.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou




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