pollution
Example Sentences
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The team linked much of the pollution to cooking emissions from food vendors and dust stirred up by vehicles.
From Science Daily • Jul. 4, 2026
Questions remain about how long the cleanup process will take, and what long-term repercussions there may be from the resulting air pollution.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2026
Extreme heat helps create ground-level ozone, while fireworks release fine particulate pollution into the air.
From Salon • Jul. 3, 2026
Sky-gazers will be able to catch the best glimpse of the phenomenon from high viewpoints or areas with clear skies and little light pollution in Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026
Snuffy didn’t know pollution from a duckbilled platypus.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
Vocabulary lists containing pollution
Africa - Introductory
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Eastern Europe - Introductory
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East Asia - Middle School
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