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pollute

[puh-loot] / pəˈlut /


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An "unforgettable" tribute to America, or a health hazard that will terrorize animals and pollute the environment?

From Barron's Jul. 2, 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

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

From Slate Apr. 22, 2026

They send the message that “you can pollute with impunity,” said Carly Phillips, a senior scientist with the Union of Concerned Scientists.

From Salon Apr. 10, 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 rubbish gets into the watercourses that criss-cross the capital and, from there, finds its way into the Congo River where it harms wildlife and pollutes the water.

From Barron's May 20, 2026

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

Uncollected and improperly disposed waste pollutes waterways and clogs drain systems.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2025

The risk isn’t just to the workers using it; formaldehyde threatens everyone as it pollutes the air we all breathe and leaks from products long after they enter our homes.

From Salon Dec. 9, 2024

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

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Honeybees have long been used as biological indicators of environmental contamination in heavily polluted locations.

From Science Daily Jul. 7, 2026

Waterkeeper and other environmental groups successfully used the same provision to convince the EPA in 2024 to require permits for businesses near the polluted Dominguez Channel and Los Cerritos Channel in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

But Leigh Radwell who has lived on the periphery of the base in Heyford Park for more than a decade, wants to know whether it has polluted the surrounding environment where she lives.

From BBC May 20, 2026

But there is also a cost issue, whether the essence of F1 has been polluted, noise, the changing road-car market place and on and on.

From BBC May 19, 2026

Growing corn and nothing but corn has also damaged the soil of our farmlands, polluted the water, and threatened the health of all the creatures downstream.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

Some locals say the renewed jockeying for clients is the latest distraction from the fight over the toxins they believe are polluting their home.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

"They are five to 14 times more polluting than commercial planes and 50 times more than trains."

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

The paper included 15 wedges, three of which involved some form of carbon capture and eight of which involved using traditional fossil fuels, though in more efficient, or less polluting, ways.

From Salon Jun. 26, 2026

They use potentially polluting cooling fluid and reject hot air outside.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

The plan was to use his big day-in court to expose Dusty Muleman’s illegal polluting.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen




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