poisonous
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From the outside it looks like an ordinary house on a terraced street - but behind lies a tropical jungle complete with some poisonous plants.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
He said variable annuities are stupid and poisonous, but he claimed that fixed-rate annuities are the sparkly, rainbow-fairyland of investments if you know the right ones.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 12, 2026
Unicorn horns can make poisonous water safe to drink, while a griffin’s feather can restore sight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
It’s got poisonous lead in it from paint.
From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2026
We watched that big long snake slither away, but luckily it wasn’t poisonous.
From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau
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