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pollute

[puh-loot] / pəˈlut /


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

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026

Signs of that shift are already visible, as fake images of real incidents further pollute the information landscape.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Unfortunately, these tests served mostly to put both East and West on edge, pollute parts of the United States and the former Soviet Union, and make a lot of people sick.

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2025

But the use of low-earth orbit satellites for mobile communications has been criticised by astronomers, who say they pollute the night sky and make it more difficult to spot potential hazards such as asteroids.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

And wind and solar require almost no water to operate and thus do not pollute water resources or further deplete the water supply by competing with agriculture, drinking water systems, or other water needs.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler




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