pollution
Example Sentences
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But he left an indelible mark on the environment, authoring legislation offering incentives to recycle, limiting advertisers’ inflated claims about products’ environmental benefits and combating water and air pollution.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
These required a reduction of up to 90 percent of carbon dioxide pollution over time.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
The work also considered possible ways to prevent or reduce the pollution they can cause.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
The other concerns the EPA’s broader authority to regulate climate pollution under the Clean Air Act, which could prevent future administrations from regulating power-plant emissions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
In 1910 there were parties, making merry before the world ended of cyanogen pollution.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing pollution
Africa - Introductory
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Eastern Europe - Introductory
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East Asia - Middle School
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