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environmental

[en-vahy-ruhn-men-tl, -vahy-ern-] / ɛnˌvaɪ rənˈmɛn tl, -ˌvaɪ ərn- /




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The supposed environmental concern is that the chemicals could build up in drinking water and soil, which could affect the food supply.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

They said the effects had been the subject of an environmental impact assessment as part of the planning application, which "concluded there would be no adverse effect on the integrity of the Lough".

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Henry was drafted and ended up in the Vietnam War, where environmental issues might have led to the illness, lymphocytic leukemia, that took his life in 1991.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

It also seems unlikely that employee-owners would create an environmental hazard for themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Again and again, when a single wave of colonists spread out over diverse environments, their descendants developed in separate ways, depending on those environmental differences.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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