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residue

[rez-i-doo, -dyoo] / ˈrɛz ɪˌdu, -ˌdju /


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Her order contained hazelnut residue because the blender had not been washed after a Kinder Bueno milkshake was made in it beforehand, an inquest concluded on Thursday.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

A mother with black residue from the smoke on her hands stood crying outside the hospital as she held her 10-day-old baby in her arms.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

The new space cannot fully replicate the experience of visiting the cavernous undercroft when it was still raw and unfinished, with bottom-level soil so peaty that residue clung to one’s shoes for days.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

“We’re confident in the Department of Pesticide Regulation’s rigorous, science-based regulatory process, which includes residue studies, groundwater monitoring, and ongoing reevaluations,” Quinonez said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

It is meaningless, therefore, to talk about the “safety” of any specific amount of residue.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

He found that many of the chemical residues in cotton and cotton-rich garments can wash out during laundering, but also that chemicals can migrate more readily from cotton than polyester into sweat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

The residues of that history are not confined to old paint.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

But the petroleum products are masked in manifests — labeled waste material, lubricants, residues and other items not subject to the high taxes that Mexico levies on imported fuel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

Instead, they estimated exposure using previously published data on average pesticide residues found in food categories such as fruits, vegetables, and grains.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026

The only course open to a manufacturer determined to exclude BHC residues is to reject all produce treated with the chemical or grown on soils contaminated with it.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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