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septic

[sep-tik] / ˈsɛp tɪk /
















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At one point, the cave faced a potential threat when someone attempted to develop the land and convert the cave into a septic tank.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Less than 24 hours later, Izabela died of septic shock.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

In 2018 she developed septic shock while receiving cancer treatment at the same hospital campus, which is now at the centre of a public inquiry into safety issues.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026

The couple was also told they would need to put in an advanced septic system at a cost of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

But what had amused me then turned septic on the air now.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald




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