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biological warfare

NOUN
germ warfare
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America’s biotech industry supports more than 10 million jobs, $3 trillion in economic output and gives America the capability to beat back pandemics and defeat biological warfare.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

Tests at Porton Down, the government's biological warfare laboratory, confirmed the substance was ricin, a poison for which there is no antidote.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2025

Alcohol is actually the result of this biological warfare between yeast and bacteria, who are both trying to get these nutrients.

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2023

The center is located at Fort Detrick, Md., where U.S. biological warfare defenses are studied and it is considered more experienced in dealing with virus threats than other spy agencies.

From Washington Times • Sep. 1, 2021

“Don’t be so delicate! Flush it and clean it,” Amá says, rolling her eyes, as if she sees this kind of biological warfare on a daily basis.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez



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