intoxication

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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

To someone unfamiliar with the condition, all could be mistaken for intoxication, defiance or guilt.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Sensors in the steering wheel and cabin will analyze a driver’s eye and head movements, as well as driving patterns, for signs of intoxication, drowsiness or other impairments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

There was an intoxication over England’s entertainment that masked the wasteful nature of the loss.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2024

The intoxication of success had evaporated; he was soberly his old self; and by contrast with the temporary balloon of these last weeks, the old self seemed unprecedentedly heavier than the surrounding atmosphere.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley