toxic
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The committee said candidates can’t “fix the toxic brand of an entire segment of the economy.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
They’re basically soft-spoken toxic boys who have convinced themselves that being gentle in delivery automatically makes them healthy communicators.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Australian toxic mushroom killer Erin Patterson launches an appeal Wednesday against her conviction in a triple-murder case that made headlines worldwide.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
“Oprah spun off Dr. Phil, Dr. Oz, and gave oxygen to Suzanne Somers’ and Jenny McCarthy’s toxic messages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Like I’d spent her recovery wallowing in a toxic waste dump.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
“And that shows that whatever combination of our environmental laws targeting toxics is having an effect.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2024
"Both in Spokane and New York City, regardless of the setting -- how large or small the cities are -- these air toxics appear to be influencing asthma among children," she said.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2024
Lawn equipment also contributed to a litany of other air toxics, such as formaldehyde and benzene, according to the report, which is titled “Lawn Care Goes Electric.”
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2023
Those toxics, including polychlorinated biphenyls or PCBs, are particularly damaging when orcas are hungry, and burn their fat, releasing toxics into their blood, Weiss said.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 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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