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noxious

[nok-shuhs] / ˈnɒk ʃəs /


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The lawsuit says that residents were subjected to “evacuation orders, shelter-in-place directives, exposure concerns, noxious chemical odors, fear of contamination, interference with the use and enjoyment of their homes and properties, and other damages.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

Like Kennedy, he failed to end a noxious regime, but he still has cards if he’s willing to play them.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

"So, they can cope with higher levels of noxious irritants produced by cold exposure."

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Garbus’ four-part docuseries exposes the family’s noxious dynamics to the klieg lights of public judgment, offering reportorial context to their expansive influence.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Hardly the sort of stuff that we would associate with life, and yet from this noxious stew life formed.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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