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poisoning

[poi-zuh-ning] / ˈpɔɪ zə nɪŋ /








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Alongside efforts to restrict access and harmful information, the researchers suggest that emergency services could take additional steps to reduce the consequences of sodium nitrite poisoning.

From Science Daily Aug. 15, 2026

While observers still question the possible cause of death, several specialists interviewed by AFP dismiss poisoning.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

After a 2022 bout of E. coli poisoning at Wendy’s, the stock fell 13% over six weeks but rebounded 25% over the next couple of months.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

She said the ordeal was the latest incident of “regional poisoning of that whole area.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Hollingsworth offered sage medical advice—“Don’t sit between a fever patient and a fire”—and provided various techniques for dealing with medical emergencies, such as accidental poisoning.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto has fired the head of the agency responsible for his flagship free meals programme, which has been plagued by mass food poisonings and corruption allegations.

From BBC Jun. 3, 2026

California has seen an uptick in mushroom poisonings, with four people dying and 47 becoming seriously ill since November, according to the release.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2026

When mushroom poisonings make the headlines, people who aren’t a part of the fungi community tend to see those who are as being irresponsible or ruining habitats, he said.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 8, 2026

She also charts instances of plots, poisonings and refusals to work, actions that caused significant upheaval.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 26, 2026

But these poisonings from the agua mala came quickly and struck like a whiplash.

From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway




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