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poisoning

[poi-zuh-ning] / ˈpɔɪ zə nɪŋ /








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Abatement work has exploded in recent years as a more humane alternative to poisoning or killing the birds, Coulson said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

But I've had enough of second-guessing myself and panicking I'm poisoning my child if I feed him chicken nuggets, so I've given my shopping list to a dietitian to analyse.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Around 2,000 students and teachers across Indonesia have fallen ill with food poisoning over the past three days linked to the government's free school meals programme.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

But I’m not saying I got food poisoning from Found.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

The nurse says it’s not food poisoning, since no one else got sick but me.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

The Incline Village General Improvement District, which owns and manages the residents-only beach where the poisonings took place, has put up another $25,000 and installed additional cameras around the trees.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

They were protesting a fuel price hike and a free school meals programme that was blighted by mass food poisonings and corruption claims.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

But last week, Prabowo fired the head of the agency responsible for the free meals programme, following mass poisonings and allegations of corruption.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

During the state’s last major spate of poisonings in 2016, 14 cases were reported.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026

Many cases of human poisonings are on record, most of them in connection with industrial handling.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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