toxic
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It’s also in close proximity to several condemned Superfund sites deemed too toxic to recover.
From Slate • May 29, 2026
It also helps prevent proteins from folding incorrectly and sticking together in toxic aggregates.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
In recent years, toxic black dye had been put into the water at the "Blue Lagoon" to put people off swimming.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
It’s as if a bubbly Jonas Brothers single got infected by a toxic cloud of grunge.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Just toxic clouds of black smoke and human-shaped shadows pounding at the walls.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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Holes
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