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defoliant

[dee-foh-lee-uhnt] / diˈfoʊ li ənt /




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More than half of that spraying involved the dioxin-contaminated defoliant Agent Orange.

From Salon Apr. 30, 2025

Some deforestation can be traced back to the Vietnam War, when forests were sprayed with the toxic defoliant known as Agent Orange.

From National Geographic Dec. 20, 2023

Parkinson’s disease, an inner ear disorder and other neurological problems, all likely caused by the Vietnam vet’s exposure to the infamous defoliant Agent Orange, made it difficult for him to move.

From Seattle Times Jun. 10, 2023

He returned regularly to Vietnam after the war to shoot assignments, run photo workshops and photograph victims of Agent Orange, a carcinogenic defoliant sprayed by the American military to clear jungles there.

From New York Times Aug. 24, 2022

I only need to keep playing the part long enough to create Nyla’s defoliant, so she’ll send us back on the surface like she said she would.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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