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polluted

[puh-loo-tid] / pəˈlu tɪd /




























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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

Acid rain likely polluted drinking water, while thick ash buried vegetation and wildlife beneath heavy layers of debris.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

Decades ago, the air was so polluted that her children wore handkerchiefs over their mouths when they went to school.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

The Journal reported in March that Mr. Piñón believes new power plants have to be built because the existing ones sit on polluted land.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

He says Toronto is getting overpopulated, and also polluted.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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