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insecticide

[in-sek-tuh-sahyd] / ɪnˈsɛk təˌsaɪd /


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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

Results showed a clear pattern: children with higher prenatal exposure to the insecticide displayed more pronounced structural and functional brain differences.

From Science Daily • Nov. 7, 2025

The lake was surveyed, its volume determined, and the insecticide applied in such great dilution that for every part of chemical there would be 70 million parts of water.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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