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poisoning

[poi-zuh-ning] / ˈpɔɪ zə nɪŋ /








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Abatement work has exploded in recent years as a more humane alternative to poisoning or killing the birds, Coulson said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

In recent weeks, dozens of sea lions suffering from domoic acid poisoning have turned up on beaches from Monterey County to Sonoma County.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Around 2,000 students and teachers across Indonesia have fallen ill with food poisoning over the past three days linked to the government's free school meals programme.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

But I’m not saying I got food poisoning from Found.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

All these consequences of organic phosphate poisoning, if survived, may be a prelude to worse.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

They were protesting a fuel price hike and a free school meals programme that was blighted by mass food poisonings and corruption claims.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

California’s latest victim of a deadly rattlesnake bite has emerged, and it’s not a human but a black jaguar living in a Central Valley sanctuary, underscoring the dangers of rattlesnake poisonings this year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

But last week, Prabowo fired the head of the agency responsible for the free meals programme, following mass poisonings and allegations of corruption.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

California has seen an uptick in mushroom poisonings, with four people dying and 47 becoming seriously ill since November, according to the release.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026

But these poisonings from the agua mala came quickly and struck like a whiplash.

From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway




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