defoliant

Example Sentences

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More than half of that spraying involved the dioxin-contaminated defoliant Agent Orange.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2025

Some deforestation can be traced back to the Vietnam War, when forests were sprayed with the toxic defoliant known as Agent Orange.

From National Geographic • Dec. 20, 2023

Speaking to an audience of veterans and lawmakers, Mr. Biden said it had taken years for researchers and lawmakers to better understand the harmful effects of Agent Orange, the defoliant used in the Vietnam War.

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2022

Colleen begins to suspect that the medical problems she’s experienced and witnessed might be caused by the defoliant that the Sanderson Timber Company has been spraying on the woods for years.

From Washington Post • Aug. 2, 2021

I look over just as Javier’s grips his hand to steady a tremble, then slides the toxin casually to the opposite side of the bench with the defoliant.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera