insecticide
Example Sentences
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Unable to afford insecticide, Cuba has been plagued by mosquito-born diseases, overwhelming medical facilities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
Durnell, and the issue of whether a federal insecticide rule preempts state law.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 2, 2025
The findings appear to confirm the theory that the Bocek family died after being exposed to the toxic insecticide as a result of a pest control treatment used by the hotel they were staying in.
From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025
But the vision is to have bed nets treated with both anti-malaria drugs and insecticide so that if one approach doesn't work, then the other will.
From BBC • May 21, 2025
The insecticide tolerance of young commercial shrimp just past larval life was found to be exceedingly low — measured in parts per billion instead of the more commonly used standard of parts per million.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Vocabulary lists containing insecticide
"Dr. Seuss" by Jill Foran
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Speeches by César Chávez
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"The Exterminator" by Kirsten Weir
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