contaminate

Example Sentences

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Some local officials had also initially suspected the outbreak might have stemmed from contaminated raw chicken meat fed to the tigers, the Bangkok Post reported.

From BBC

Around a fifth of Ukraine is contaminated by mines or unexploded ordnance, according to the UN's Mine Action Service.

From Barron's

The European Medicines Agency has previously warned that these substances could contaminate ecosystems, although detailed information about how much of the drugs enter the environment remains limited.

From Science Daily

And John Griffin, Scottish Water's water operations general manager, said: "Our priority is to protect public health by making sure no contaminated water enters the supply network."

From BBC

"It's either contaminated or it isn't - and we need to know."

From BBC