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food poisoning

NOUN
poisoning caused by eating food
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I’m such an oyster person that I’ve actually gotten food poisoning twice in the past two years from oysters and I will not let that stop me.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Salmonella, a bacterial pathogen, is one of the most common causes of food poisoning.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

Given the state of epidemiology and data analysis, food poisoning probably shouldn’t be a monthlong mystery, and yet here we are.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

Kaweenuntawong said not a single case of food poisoning has ever been linked to the restaurant.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

The kids who did eat—including Princesse, who was in twelfth grade—got very sick, throwing up from food poisoning.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana



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