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pollute

[puh-loot] / pəˈlut /


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Carmarthenshire MP Ann Davies wants "firmer action taken" against those who "constantly pollute the river".

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

In addition, they say, the regulations also allow for recycling technologies that pollute, such as chemical recycling, which the law as originally drafted forbids.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

He said that the project wouldn’t pollute the water and that Missouri has taken measures to protect ratepayers from financing the utility upgrades needed for data centers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026

If we want you to pollute less, we’ll tax carbon.

From Slate ● Apr. 22, 2026

Even today there is no greater venom among hardcore classical music champions than that reserved for so-called 'crossover’ artists who dare to pollute the pure waters of the classical repertoire by appealing to the masses.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

The prices in California are higher than in other states due to higher taxes and stricter requirements for cleaner, more expensive gas that pollutes less.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026

But recycling is done with few regulations, pollutes the environment and threatens the health of those involved, both workers and experts told AFP.

From Barron's ● Dec. 16, 2025

"The larger it is, the more it pollutes," said the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, before the vote.

From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025

People are generally in favor of clean energy and against energy production that pollutes, such as coal-burning power plants.

From Salon ● May 6, 2025

I leave the microwave door hanging open so the smell pollutes the kitchen.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson

“Based on my knowledge and everything I saw and experienced, East Palestine has always been more polluted and contaminated than what the EPA ever stated,” Dixon said in an interview with the Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Other manifesto pledges have included forcing water company bosses to swim in polluted rivers and banning loud snacks in cinemas.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

“Your bank account can’t protect you if you are breathing polluted air or rely on a dysfunctional health care system.”

From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026

Every river and lake in England is now "polluted with toxic chemicals", The i Paper writes, after a new report from the Environment Agency.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

“And we won’t carry it into Jilin; it is polluted with death,” Parsa said.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo

That makes them extremely difficult to extinguish and exceptionally polluting.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026

Others are buying bigger but relatively inefficient and polluting natural-gas turbines, or even repurposed jet engines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

But their desire to build these AI-processing plants faster than ever has resulted in sprawling, polluting, noisy, thirsty complexes more reminiscent of the industrial revolution than the era of artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Older, more polluting vehicles had to pay a daily charge to drive in central London.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

It might have been that Mrs. Tallis did not want the polluting presence to step inside her house.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan


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