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pollute

[puh-loot] / pəˈlut /


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In addition, they say, the regulations also allow for recycling technologies that pollute, such as chemical recycling, which the law as originally drafted forbids.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

If we want you to pollute less, we’ll tax carbon.

From Slate Apr. 22, 2026

Apart from climate concerns, strikes on energy infrastructure, oil tankers and military targets pollute the surrounding air and water and spread highly toxic chemicals far and wide, experts say.

From Barron's Mar. 15, 2026

Beijing doesn’t have to worry if hazardous byproducts pollute rivers.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 2, 2026

“The gallbladder is a filter. You must not shock or pollute it!”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

But recycling is done with few regulations, pollutes the environment and threatens the health of those involved, both workers and experts told AFP.

From Barron's Dec. 16, 2025

"The larger it is, the more it pollutes," said the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, before the vote.

From BBC Dec. 2, 2025

The risk isn’t just to the workers using it; formaldehyde threatens everyone as it pollutes the air we all breathe and leaks from products long after they enter our homes.

From Salon Dec. 9, 2024

Urban runoff that pollutes the ocean frequently begins in these fresh rivers, but, unlike for beaches, there is no statewide oversight, standardization or funding for freshwater pollution monitoring in California.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2024

We rise; one wand’ring thought pollutes the day.

From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley

These studies would compare clean and polluted tropical convective clouds, with particular attention to powerful updraft regions.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

Ghana is Africa's leading gold producer, but a large portion of the country's waters and environment have been polluted by illegal mining, known as locally as "galamsey".

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

At one point on Saturday, the smoke made New York City the most polluted city in the world, followed closely by Toronto and Washington, according to air tracker IQAir.

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

“It is a growing cardiovascular threat”: Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis and New York City are considered some of the world’s most polluted cities Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

Sing how it passed down through nine generations, gathering invisibly within the polluted pool of the Stephanides family.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

Some locals say the renewed jockeying for clients is the latest distraction from the fight over the toxins they believe are polluting their home.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

The paper included 15 wedges, three of which involved some form of carbon capture and eight of which involved using traditional fossil fuels, though in more efficient, or less polluting, ways.

From Salon Jun. 26, 2026

One possible compromise being put forward concerns six coal power stations that use imported hard coal, which is less polluting than the domestic German lignite.

From BBC Jun. 21, 2026

“Day after day, I heave and haul the detritus of the most polluting civilization in human history.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

“It’s so peaceful here. This is what life is all about. No cell phones, no iPods, no cars driving by polluting our lungs.”

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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