Agent Orange
noun
: an herbicide widely used as a defoliant in the Vietnam War that is composed of 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T and contains dioxin as a contaminant
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The Dodgers learned what many Trump voters already learned, which is that Agent Orange doesn’t always reward subservience.
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Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
From the Bonus Army of 1932 to the battles for the GI Bill and Agent Orange care, veterans have always led the charge for justice.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
Another exhibit shows photographs of the devastating effects of U.S. napalm bombs and Agent Orange.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
The chief executive and co-founder of Stop Ecocide International, Jojo Mehta said ecocide was first coined to describe the severe environmental damage caused by the use of the chemical weapon Agent Orange during the Vietnam war in an interview.
—Jamie Hailstone, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
From the Bonus Army of 1932 to the battles for the GI Bill and Agent Orange care, veterans have always led the charge for justice.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
Another exhibit shows photographs of the devastating effects of U.S. napalm bombs and Agent Orange.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
The chief executive and co-founder of Stop Ecocide International, Jojo Mehta said ecocide was first coined to describe the severe environmental damage caused by the use of the chemical weapon Agent Orange during the Vietnam war in an interview.
—Jamie Hailstone, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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Agent Orange
noun
: an herbicide widely used as a defoliant in the Vietnam War that is composed of 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T and contains dioxin as a contaminant
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