intoxication
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The county’s district attorney, who announced Monday his office would reopen an investigation into the alleged assault, cited New York’s laws around intoxication and consent in explaining why he initially did not pursue criminal charges.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
Francois Blanchecotte, president of France's Federation of Medical Laboratories, said the urine test -- and possibly blood test -- would be able to determine if someone suffered from a "significant chronic intoxication".
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
Despite this regular intake, bees and birds consume the alcohol gradually throughout the day and do not show clear signs of intoxication.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 25, 2026
To someone unfamiliar with the condition, all could be mistaken for intoxication, defiance or guilt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
My heart has been fluttering around my chest for so long now that this variety of intoxication almost seems sustainable—but only almost.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
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They were “the intoxications that white kids had,” which for Davis included a mild amount of hooliganism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2022
"The company hopes that there will be clarity on responsibility after the intoxications that have affected the inhabitants of the area in recent days."
From Reuters ● Jun. 8, 2022
It is also a valentine to the intoxications of filmmaking and film-viewing.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2020
She remained, always, both polite and biting, looking at the intoxications and delusions of life and love with wit and clear-eyed sympathy.
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2018
Toxic leucocytosis occurring in intoxications with the so-called blood poisons.
From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by W. Myers
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