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poisoning

[poi-zuh-ning] / ˈpɔɪ zə nɪŋ /








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“Obviously, I don’t want a bajillion data centers poisoning the earth,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

The staff’s “rebellion,” Ms. Rogoyska tells us, lay “not in poisoning the Germans’ soup but in keeping something hidden from their masters, right under their noses: the finest wine, and perhaps a few men, too.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Over that period, the laboratory received 274 samples connected to 201 suspected cases of either deliberate or accidental poisoning across the UK, Ireland, and Gibraltar.

From Science Daily Aug. 15, 2026

While observers still question the possible cause of death, several specialists interviewed by AFP dismiss poisoning.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

Once this braid was done, Pond would have nothing to diminish the effects of the radiation poisoning.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

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

In a typical year, the state may see up to five cases of mushroom-related poisonings , authorities have said.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2026

When mushroom poisonings make the headlines, people who aren’t a part of the fungi community tend to see those who are as being irresponsible or ruining habitats, he said.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 8, 2026

She also charts instances of plots, poisonings and refusals to work, actions that caused significant upheaval.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 26, 2026

Many cases of human poisonings are on record, most of them in connection with industrial handling.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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