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pesticide

[pes-tuh-sahyd] / ˈpɛs təˌsaɪd /


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They claim Monsanto wants the EPA, not judges, to interpret the pesticide law.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

To the right, he pointed, was an old grass runway where pesticide planes once landed and took off.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

The next step, according to Nieva, is to measure pesticide levels directly in patients through blood or urine samples.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

Alongside the “Dirty Dozen,” EWG named its “Clean Fifteen” choices, produce with the lowest amounts of pesticide residues.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

It was sprayed onto fruit as a pesticide in the form of lead arsenate.

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




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