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polluted

[puh-loo-tid] / pəˈlu tɪd /




























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Both agree there is a certain madness in a system that appears to encourage people to swim in a polluted river in the hope it will create the pressure to clean it up.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

My apartment in Queens was almost visible across the river; a swim through one of the nation’s more polluted waterways felt more attainable than walking the 6 miles that remained.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 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

They had to put their hands over their mouths when they spoke, to divert their polluted breath away from those whom they addressed.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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