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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

Tibetan nomads fear that mining will pollute the grass and water they rely on for grazing their animals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

Economists like that idea because the more expensive it is to pollute, the more likely we all are to switch to clean energy alternatives.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025

On earth, astronomers are hindered by electric lights and radio signals that pollute the night sky, but on the back side of the moon astronomers could view the universe without interference.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins




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