Mercury

Example Sentences

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The results, he claimed, revealed elevated levels of heavy metals, such as mercury, in 16 of the products tested.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

Temperatures are expected to peak Tuesday through Friday, with the mercury rising into the 80s along the coast and into the 90s and past the 100-degree mark inland, likely shattering records.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Studies have found dangerous levels of mercury in the residents’ bodies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency adjusted its limits to pollution from coal-burning power plants, allowing them to release more mercury into the air.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

Even Amaranta, lying in a wicker basket, observed with curiosity the absorbing work of her father and her brother in the small room where the air was rarefied by mercury vapors.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez