poisoning

Example Sentences

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Pope Leo XIV made a visit on Saturday to Italy's "Land of Fires", where for decades the mafia has illegally dumped and burned toxic rubbish, poisoning both people and their land.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

The illnesses and deaths are primarily associated with amatoxin poisoning from people accidentally picking and eating death cap and western destroying angel mushrooms, according to the state.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Instead of poisoning termites in a broad, fast acting way, it prevents them from making the chitin they need for their next protective shell.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

These can cause respiratory and skin diseases, blood infections and food poisoning.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

They were going to find Adiah, help her get rid of the splendor poisoning her body, and possibly stop the killing that had plagued Lkossa for almost a century.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray