poison

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In 2025, poison centers recorded a peak of 3,434 cases, compared to just 258 in 2015.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

Residents are concerned the herbicides poison creeks, harm wildlife and threaten people’s health, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

The connection between Douglass’s fame, Assing’s death and the chemical composition of a poison might be somewhat labored, but Ms. Popova sells it as a portrait of cosmic interconnectedness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Play nice at tax time: Tax season can be poison for couples.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026

Some kids said they smelled something on the bus, but who doesn’t?—egg sandwiches, poison ivy medicine, Alice Wendleken’s Little Princess perfume.

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson