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ozone

[oh-zohn, oh-zohn] / ˈoʊ zoʊn, oʊˈzoʊn /


NOUN
ozone layer
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It has led to a steady global phaseout of chemicals that once damaged the ozone layer and increased risks such as skin cancer.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026

Research led by MIT has shown that cutting these ozone-depleting substances is allowing the ozone layer to slowly heal.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026

Not the good, high-altitude ozone that shields us from dangerous UV light, but bad ozone, hovering right above ground level — stinking, brownish, grayish photochemical smog.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Under the Clean Air Act, the EPA enforces limits on when ethanol-blended fuels can be sold due to concerns about their contributions to ground-level ozone, a primary component of smog.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

“He’s becoming a man. Men act strange from time to time, and I am worried about what the hole in the ozone layer is doing to the plants in the rain forest.”

From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen




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