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pollute

[puh-loot] / pəˈlut /


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If we want you to pollute less, we’ll tax carbon.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026

Signs of that shift are already visible, as fake images of real incidents further pollute the information landscape.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Much of the soil has been contaminated, they say, by toxic elements and heavy metals which will pollute the land and crops grown on it "for years to come".

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Beijing doesn’t have to worry if hazardous byproducts pollute rivers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

Even today there is no greater venom among hardcore classical music champions than that reserved for so-called 'crossover’ artists who dare to pollute the pure waters of the classical repertoire by appealing to the masses.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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