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contaminated





ADJECTIVE
doctored
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ADJECTIVE
radioactive
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Contaminated water is also increasingly linked to the spread of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria.

From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2026

A sign next to a pile of mud-stained photo albums that sits by the entrance warns: "Do not touch. Contaminated material."

From Barron's • Oct. 21, 2025

Contaminated land is a site that might have been polluted from its previous use - it could have been a factory, power station, a railway line, landfill site, petrol station or dry cleaners.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2025

Contaminated products can “lead to eye infections that can be very serious, sight-threatening, or even life-threatening,” Corson said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 6, 2024

Contaminated litter and fodder should share the same fate.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various




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