pollute
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If we want you to pollute less, we’ll tax carbon.
From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026
They send the message that “you can pollute with impunity,” said Carly Phillips, a senior scientist with the Union of Concerned Scientists.
From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026
Apart from climate concerns, strikes on energy infrastructure, oil tankers and military targets pollute the surrounding air and water and spread highly toxic chemicals far and wide, experts say.
From Barron's • Mar. 15, 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
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
Vocabulary lists containing pollute
This Week in Words: Current Events Vocab for October 9–October 15, 2021
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