pollution
Example Sentences
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It can also cause habitat destruction and pollution with severe detrimental effects for chimpanzees, other wildlife and the local people — as it already has in neighboring Guinea.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
SoCal’s pollution authority scrapped a plan to phase out gas-powered appliances after receiving more than 20,000 emails sent by an AI-powered platform called CiviClick.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
International donors and the government have committed tens of millions of euros to reducing pollution, including through the modernisation of one of the plants, which is expected to cut emissions.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
After reading the BBC article about the documentary, she said she and her colleagues thought it was "an eye-opener" and it made them think "maybe there is something in this pollution".
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
New York City has too much light pollution.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
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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