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adulteration

[uh-duhl-tuh-ray-shuhn] / əˌdʌl təˈreɪ ʃən /
NOUN
corruption
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The honour has cast a global spotlight on a fragile cottage industry battling labour shortages, rampant adulteration and dwindling sap supplies.

From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026

The pesticide adulteration rate matched that of products from California’s legal market, which mandates screening for 66 pesticides but ignores scores of other compounds The Times found.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2024

The levels of lead in cinnamon used to manufacture those products ranged from 2,270 to 5,110 parts per million, indicating food adulteration.

From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2024

A law preventing unadvertised adulteration was eventually passed in 1875 in the form of The Sale of Food and Drugs Act.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2023

There at least exists no temptation to adulteration or sophistication, or to shoddy work intended to sell but not to last.

From Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women by Various


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