poison
Example Sentences
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And if you can deliver the poison straight to the tumor, you can have a much, much higher dose of chemotherapy.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
A 39-year-old man has been arrested in Austria in connection with a case in which rat poison was found in jars of baby food, police say.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
“We have about 10% of the national population and about 10% of the national call volume with poison control,” Vohra said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
"This government stands firmly with the Jewish community, and we will not stop in our fight to confront and defeat the poison of antisemitism," Starmer added on X.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
“We’ve all seen the damage done by the poison tide, and the situation is only getting worse. I think it’s best if you find a safer place to live.”
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
Vocabulary lists containing poison
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act V
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