contaminates
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Like when I would talk to people, they would raise concerns about how the demolition contaminates the ground around them.
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026
“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
If the least portion of hypo. contaminates your silver solutions, they are useless; to reduce it to its metallic state again is the only remedy.
From Notes and Queries, Number 233, April 15, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Various
