septic
Example Sentences
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Less than 24 hours later, Izabela died of septic shock.
From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026
Tougher controls over the spreading of sewage and septic tank sludge to land as fertiliser in farming are also proposed, as are limits on using digestate from anaerobic digestion plants.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026
"When sepsis is not recognized early and managed promptly, it can lead to septic shock, multiple organ failure and death," Distinguished Professor von Itzstein said.
From Science Daily • Jan. 30, 2026
At the same time, its older infrastructure, such as water lines and septic systems, needs to be upgraded to current codes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026
We did our summons after dark, at a twenty-foot-long pit in front of the septic tank.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
