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intoxication

[in-tok-si-key-shuhn] / ɪnˌtɒk sɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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Deputies who responded to the scene said Pelosi showed no signs of alcohol impairment, and investigators did not arrest him because the incident did not involve injuries or suspected intoxication.

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 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

This rare and frequently misunderstood condition causes individuals to experience intoxication even though they have not consumed alcohol.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 13, 2026

There was an intoxication over England’s entertainment that masked the wasteful nature of the loss.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2024

His expression of love had already given him to her in part When she thought that he was there at hand, waiting for her, she grew numb with the intoxication of expectancy.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin

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

The tragic fiasco in 1848 was the beginning of an appalling working-class reaction from years of popular excesses and mob intoxications, from which the wiser leadership of the German movement was careful to steer clear.

From Violence and the Labor Movement by Robert Hunter




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