- present participle of poison.
poisoning
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A 2017 study in North Carolina found more than 90% of alpha-gal cases were misdiagnosed, often as food poisoning, because doctors were unfamiliar with it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
Abatement work has exploded in recent years as a more humane alternative to poisoning or killing the birds, Coulson said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Was deliberate insulin poisoning the only explanation or could she have been given it accidentally?
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
A question has bedeviled a wealthy Lake Tahoe enclave for years: Who is poisoning the towering trees that stand sentry on the North Shore?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
“Hokey the house-elf was convicted by the Ministry of poisoning her mistress’s evening cocoa by accident.”
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
The Incline Village General Improvement District, which owns and manages the residents-only beach where the poisonings took place, has put up another $25,000 and installed additional cameras around the trees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
They were protesting a fuel price hike and a free school meals programme that was blighted by mass food poisonings and corruption claims.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
But last week, Prabowo fired the head of the agency responsible for the free meals programme, following mass poisonings and allegations of corruption.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
In a typical year, the state may see up to five cases of mushroom-related poisonings , authorities have said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
Many cases of human poisonings are on record, most of them in connection with industrial handling.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
