toxin
Example Sentences
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The insurer has come under heavy criticism from fire victims over its handling of claims, including complaints of low payout offers, denials for toxin testing and delays in payments for living expenses.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026
Mice that could not properly process ammonia accumulated higher levels of the toxin.
From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026
It found that DNA mutations of a toxin called colibactin, which is caused by the common bacteria E.Coli, were much more common in younger people with colorectal cancer than in older patients.
From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026
There is no innocent explanation for the toxin, called epibatidine, being found in samples taken from Navalny's body, the UK Foreign Office said.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
The smoke could be from a fire the First Arrivers started before the toxin was dropped.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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