substances
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Although many environmental experts praised the efforts of first responders, they remained skeptical that no toxic substances had been released.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
The Los Angeles Times collected soil samples in March 2025 and published the first evidence that already remediated home sites retained elevated levels of toxic substances.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
The Games take place at a time when concerns are being raised over the medicalisation of Western society, with social media and 'looksmaxxing' blamed for fuelling demand for weight-loss injections, cosmetic treatments and performance substances.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
But several experiments have shown that substances may behave very differently in the body when stripped from the original food and processed into an additive.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Who knows what other healthy substances are in plants that we have yet to discover?
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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