Mercury

Example Sentences

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The results, he claimed, revealed elevated levels of heavy metals, such as mercury, in 16 of the products tested.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

Initial testing by the nonprofit environmental group Heal the Bay in the weeks after the fires documented a spike in lead, mercury and other heavy metals in coastal waters.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

On many tracks, he crafts a thickened variation on Bob Dylan’s wild mercury sound, with gurgling organ, touches of strings and horns, and evocative swells of pedal-steel guitar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency adjusted its limits to pollution from coal-burning power plants, allowing them to release more mercury into the air.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

The mercury lights around the restroom cast the whole thing in a dim orange glow, barely enough to see the links of the fence as we climbed.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram