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polluted

adjective as in tainted

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The dam collapse killed 19 people, polluted the river and destroyed hundreds of homes.

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The failure of the mine-waste dam and resulting mudslide near the town of Mariana killed 19 people and polluted more than 400 miles of rivers.

The United Nations children's agency warns that polluted air puts children at heightened risk of acute respiratory infections.

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But it’s the lack of transparency and the 11-month delay in reporting the reading that has fomented community mistrust and raised questions regarding the military’s competency to safely clean up the polluted shipyard.

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Central Asia is also one of the world's most polluted regions and hardest hit by climate change.

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