toxic

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He defended crafts chain Michael’s against claims that toxic levels of carbon monoxide at one of its stores caused brain damage to an employee’s unborn daughter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

But Myela describes his feelings towards Simeone as being like a "toxic relationship".

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

As the lake shrinks, wind blowing across the exposed lakebed kicks up toxic dust left by years of agriculture chemicals and metals washing into the lake.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The influx of nutrients from the landslide may have supported these communities, while the release of toxic sulfur compounds could have discouraged other marine life from disturbing them.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

The poison tide might have stopped flowing, but traces of the toxic dust still remained.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown