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asbestos

[as-bes-tuhs, az-] / æsˈbɛs təs, æz- /


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It completed a project in 2024 to clear out the asbestos, mold and mice.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

A much-loved cultural center is slated for demolition owing to asbestos.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 14, 2026

For decades, the soil, groundwater and air have been contaminated by heavy metals, dioxins and asbestos.

From Barron's May 23, 2026

The Office for Product Safety and Standards said the kits present "a risk to health as the sand may be contaminated with a small quantity of asbestos".

From BBC May 1, 2026

Eight asbestos ceiling tiles had started to bulge down, which meant that either Sycorax and Caliban were getting fatter or the ceiling was getting weaker.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt




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