contaminating
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Infected birds shed the parasite in their saliva and poo, contaminating food sources when they feed.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Microplastics and nanoplastics are widely known for contaminating oceans, rivers, and farmland.
From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026
The firestorm ravaged Pacific Palisades and Altadena, killing 31, destroying more than 16,000 structures and contaminating others with toxins and heavy metals.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
A court recently ordered PPC to pay around 1.5 million euros in damages for contaminating the groundwater due to poor management of ash around the nearby city of Kozani.
From Barron's • Dec. 27, 2025
On top of that you must make allowances for distortions caused by variations in the Earth’s atmosphere, by intergalactic dust, contaminating light from foreground stars, and many other factors.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
