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poison

[poi-zuhn] / ˈpɔɪ zən /




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In California, the cats’ population faces several threats — including human encroachment, loss of habitat and prey due to wildfires, rat poison, disease and vehicle collisions.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Like Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans” before it, the film works best when viewed as a retrospective analysis of an entertainer’s life, and how easily cynicism can poison a child’s boundless imagination.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

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

“I appreciate the warning, but I am not an animal. I am a robot. The poison tide does not affect me.”

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown




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