poison

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In 2025, poison centers recorded a peak of 3,434 cases, compared to just 258 in 2015.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

But he didn’t have the expressive variety to make the horror of Hercules’ death scene match lines like “Along my feverish veins, like liquid fire, the subtle poison hastes.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Play nice at tax time: Tax season can be poison for couples.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026

A man in a hoodie and mask, who authorities said was Bradbury, walks into a kitchen with an aerosol can, allegedly a poison for bugs, and sprays everything in sight.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Akiko Fuji was responsible for the poison tide, and yet she didn’t seem like a bad human.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown