intoxication
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Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten — who had authority to pursue criminal charges — cited New York’s voluntary intoxication law in explaining why he initially did not do so.
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
During that time, they may face social strain, medical complications, and even legal problems linked to unexplained intoxication.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 13, 2026
“I’ll say: ‘The feeling of this piece is intoxication, it’s cosmic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025
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
The appetites of his youth never went beyond the manly intoxications of strength and movement.
From Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda) by Hayward Keniston
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