toxic
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There are two kinds of toxic friendships: transactional and trauma-based.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
Hollywood actor Michael Sheen said he had a "constructive" meeting with First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth over toxic dumping claims raised in his BBC documentary.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Almost two years after a massive battery fire in Monterey County displaced 1,200 people and smoldered for days, spewing toxic gas into the air, the same facility is burning again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
The site in the southern city of Taranto has been dogged by legal and political battles since 2012 over toxic emissions.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
The cars, their colors washed grey from the toxic water, were strewn about like playthings.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
The state toxics department did not respond to several requests for comment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
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
Researchers believe firstborn calves are getting a higher dose of the toxics than later calves.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 29, 2024
Lawn equipment also contributed to a litany of other air toxics, such as formaldehyde and benzene.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 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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