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polluted

[puh-loo-tid] / pəˈlu tɪd /




























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This week Thailand's second city, Chiang Mai, regularly topped the IQAir monitor website's most polluted big cities list.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Two leading Democratic candidates were not at the Fresno State forum: billionaire Tom Steyer was scheduled to tour the polluted Tijuana River Valley in San Diego County.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Smoke from raging fires have choked parts of northern Thailand this past week, with Chiang Mai ranking among the world's most polluted cities, according to monitoring group IQAir.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

To women nodding along while reading tales of alpine divorces and ghostlighting filling their social media feeds, Fusco is the typical catch in the increasingly polluted dating pool.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

He says Toronto is getting overpopulated, and also polluted.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood