sound pollution
Example Sentences
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Living in the inner city in L.A., there’s smog, light pollution, sound pollution; we’re towered by these skyscrapers and all these street lights — our access to seeing the stars is blanketed.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2024
Considering centuries of whaling, suffocating amounts of plastic garbage, and sound pollution from shipping traffic, what would be most surprising is if whales felt like speaking with humans at all.
From Salon • Aug. 23, 2024
There is already enough “necessary” sound pollution — trains, diesel trucks, sirens, etc. — without their needing to fill in the gaps with their self-centered vanity.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 2022
It is controversial, with opponents arguing it causes water pollution, sound pollution, and earthquakes.
From Textbooks • Jul. 28, 2021
Researchers have referred to pervasive sound pollution as a “modern plague.”
From The New Yorker • Jan. 9, 2020
