pesticide
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They claim Monsanto wants the EPA, not judges, to interpret the pesticide law.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
To the right, he pointed, was an old grass runway where pesticide planes once landed and took off.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
In this study, researchers did not directly measure pesticide levels in the foods participants ate.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026
Instead, they estimated exposure using existing data on average pesticide levels in food categories such as fruits, vegetables and grains.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026
The Food and Drug Administration, although frowning on the presence of any pesticide residues in milk, has little authority in this situation.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Vocabulary lists containing pesticide
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