poisonous
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In a typical year, the California Poison Control System may receive up to five reported illnesses linked to poisonous mushrooms, according to authorities.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
But there are dozens of other poisonous snake species for which India does not have targeted antivenom.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026
In this poisonous time, those who grin at the notion of playing a Traitor may think twice about the potential cost to their principles.
From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026
But time and again the poisonous isolation that absolute power imposes on its wielders blunted the edge of their insight and degraded the capacity of their societies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026
Here eleven poisonous rivers cut through the mist, each springing from the same well at the center of it all, the roaring maelstrom called Hvergelmir.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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