toxic
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Covid-19 had the same toxic mix, but in a public-health emergency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Their experiments connected APOE4 with lipid buildup in astrocytes, weaker clearance of alpha-synuclein, and the formation of toxic protein deposits.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
The calls come after a BBC documentary by Michael Sheen examined claims toxic waste poisoned people at 14 sites in Wales and England.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
In the track, Swift warns a woman about her partner, with whom the singer had a toxic relationship.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Genie was holding the ribbons of paper as if they were toxic.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
The others include rules governing mercury and air toxics; polymers and resins; rubber tires; copper smelting; and coal power, among others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2025
The researchers drew on data collected and modeled by the Environmental Protection Agency on air toxics present in individual neighborhoods surrounding 10 Spokane elementary schools.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2024
These mothers are accumulating toxics throughout their life, and studies have tracked the rising concentrations of PCBs and other persistent pollutants as they get older, Weiss said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 29, 2024
"This new information just raises more questions about why they didn't do this the right way," said Daniel Rosenberg, director of federal toxics policy at NRDC.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2023
We expanded every community's right to know about toxics that threaten their children.
From State of the Union Address by William Jefferson Clinton
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