- present participle of poison.
poisoning
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Alongside efforts to restrict access and harmful information, the researchers suggest that emergency services could take additional steps to reduce the consequences of sodium nitrite poisoning.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
While observers still question the possible cause of death, several specialists interviewed by AFP dismiss poisoning.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Dozens of signs warning people about the dangers of algae poisoning are to be placed around England's largest lake.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Salmonella, a bacterial pathogen, is one of the most common causes of food poisoning.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
In recent years the State of California has reported an average of more than 200 cases of accidental parathion poisoning annually.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
An exceptionally wet December helped usher in what’s believed to be the state’s largest and deadliest outbreak of mushroom poisonings on record, with cases concentrated in Northern and Central California.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
Campbell once suspected Low of "planting" items allegedly found during a raid on his then-home on the estate after alleged bird poisonings.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
When mushroom poisonings make the headlines, people who aren’t a part of the fungi community tend to see those who are as being irresponsible or ruining habitats, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2026
She also charts instances of plots, poisonings and refusals to work, actions that caused significant upheaval.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026
Many cases of human poisonings are on record, most of them in connection with industrial handling.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
