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

This was a leader who rolled up his sleeves and stacked sandbags alongside firemen and volunteers, when toxic red sludge from a bauxite mine engulfed a Hungarian valley and threatened the Danube shore in 2010.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 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

Lead is toxic to humans of any age or health status.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

He snatched up the nearest upturned cup in front of Samir and revealed a sea sponge underneath, soaked in a toxic brew.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri