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poison

[poi-zuhn] / ˈpɔɪ zən /




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Like Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans” before it, the film works best when viewed as a retrospective analysis of an entertainer’s life, and how easily cynicism can poison a child’s boundless imagination.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

That plan, commonly known as a poison pill, is set to expire May 18.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

A 39-year-old man has been arrested in Austria in connection with a case in which rat poison was found in jars of baby food, police say.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Standing on the windswept central square of Slavutych, he said that his first, "nuclear" war was against an invisible, odourless poison.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

But according to the trolls, it was a stiltskin that grew from poison.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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