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toxic

[tok-sik] / ˈtɒk sɪk /


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Lough Neagh has been turned green for the past three summers, due to potentially toxic blue-green algal blooms.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Paxton posted on social media on Monday that he launched an investigation into Lululemon over the potential presence of toxic “forever chemicals” in activewear.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Unlike the toxic collateralized debt obligations that sat on banks’ balance sheets back then, private debt today is primarily held by asset managers and some insurers that have different liquidity profiles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

However, many of these processes depend on toxic organic solvents.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026

All that grinding of rocky minerals created great clouds of toxic dust, which streamed away on the currents.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown




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