substances
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Environmental Protection Agency said its air monitors had not detected toxic airborne chemicals, but environmental experts were skeptical that no toxic substances had been released.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
But environmental experts remained skeptical that no toxic substances had been released.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
The Games take place at a time when concerns are being raised over the medicalisation of Western society, with social media and 'looksmaxxing' blamed for fuelling demand for weight-loss injections, cosmetic treatments and performance substances.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
But several experiments have shown that substances may behave very differently in the body when stripped from the original food and processed into an additive.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Before they returned to the village, the old man went to a number of secret places which he knew and collected roots and other substances that he would need for his work.
From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith
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