poisonous
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"The idea is to divide Russia from the outside world," says columnist Andrei Kolesnikov, from opposition outlet Novaya Gazeta, because of the belief that "this world is poisonous to the brains of Russians".
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
In this poisonous time, those who grin at the notion of playing a Traitor may think twice about the potential cost to their principles.
From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026
But time and again the poisonous isolation that absolute power imposes on its wielders blunted the edge of their insight and degraded the capacity of their societies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026
The death cap is the world’s most poisonous mushroom, responsible for 90% of mushroom-related fatalities.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026
So likewise those living creatures that are enemies to poisonous things, and swallow them up without danger, may shew us that such poisons will cure the bitings and blows of those creatures.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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