contaminates

Example Sentences

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“The Simpsons Movie” finds the family on the run after Homer accidentally contaminates the town.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024

Water shortages are not new, but many countries, especially in the global south, are experiencing climate change-related intense drought and flooding that contaminates water sources.

From BBC • May 27, 2024

The concern by scientists interviewed by the AP is that industrial-scale water pumping both contaminates fresh water with brine they pump and effectively dries up the surrounding environment.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2024

The other thing is that stress contaminates memory, so you can have two people in the same room telling completely opposite stories.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2024

Whatever debases, contaminates, or in any way injures the boys of a country, saps and undermines the very foundation of the nation's strength and greatness.

From Plain Facts for Old and Young by Kellogg, John Harvey