pollute

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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

Fossil fuels pollute the air when they are extracted and when they are burned, but the steps between those two points involve far more than familiar scenes of drilling equipment and smoke-filled power plants.

From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2025

But the use of low-earth orbit satellites for mobile communications has been criticised by astronomers, who say they pollute the night sky and make it more difficult to spot potential hazards such as asteroids.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 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