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intoxication

[in-tok-si-key-shuhn] / ɪnˌtɒk sɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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Deputies who responded to the scene said Pelosi showed no signs of alcohol impairment, and investigators did not arrest him because the incident did not involve injuries or suspected intoxication.

From Salon Jul. 5, 2026

Francois Blanchecotte, president of France's Federation of Medical Laboratories, said the urine test -- and possibly blood test -- would be able to determine if someone suffered from a "significant chronic intoxication".

From Barron's May 13, 2026

A letter to his mum Alaina from Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust said doctors had struggled to control his calcium levels and found he had vitamin D intoxication "far above expectation for standard supplementation".

From BBC Apr. 16, 2026

Despite this regular intake, bees and birds consume the alcohol gradually throughout the day and do not show clear signs of intoxication.

From Science Daily Mar. 25, 2026

His expression of love had already given him to her in part When she thought that he was there at hand, waiting for her, she grew numb with the intoxication of expectancy.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin

They were “the intoxications that white kids had,” which for Davis included a mild amount of hooliganism.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 27, 2022

"The company hopes that there will be clarity on responsibility after the intoxications that have affected the inhabitants of the area in recent days."

From Reuters Jun. 8, 2022

It is also a valentine to the intoxications of filmmaking and film-viewing.

From New York Times Mar. 20, 2020

She remained, always, both polite and biting, looking at the intoxications and delusions of life and love with wit and clear-eyed sympathy.

From New York Times Apr. 12, 2018

Could I renounce this feverish, dazzling life, in which pleasure succeeded to pleasure, enjoyments to enjoyments, fetes to fetes, intoxications of all sorts to enchantments of all sorts?

From Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 by Eugène Sue




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