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toxic waste

[tok-sik weyst] / ˈtɒk sɪk ˈweɪst /


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How will the factories store and dispose of toxic waste?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

But his history of public controversy stretches back to at least 1991, when a memo he wrote while serving as the World Bank’s chief economist appeared to justify sending toxic waste to poorer countries.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

But the shipment was rejected after an environmental group claimed it contained illegal toxic waste instead, forcing its return to Albania.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

Business owners had to clean up the charred debris and toxic waste on their properties.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

Mother avoids the subdivision as if it were a toxic waste dump.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg




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