adulteration
noun
adul·ter·a·tion
ə-ˌdəl-tə-ˈrā-shən 
1
: the process of adulterating : the condition of being adulterated
2
: an adulterated product
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Gasoline price caps tend to cause long lines, declining service quality, fuel adulteration, theft, and smuggling.
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Aldo Flores-Quiroga, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Figueroa pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States; destruction, alteration, falsification of records in a federal investigation; obstruction of departments or agencies; and adulteration or misbranding of food and drugs.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
The pesticide adulteration rate matched that of products from California’s legal market, which mandates screening for 66 pesticides but ignores scores of other compounds The Times found.
—Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Earlier this year, after an eight-day trial and seven hours of deliberation, a jury convicted Ortiz of four counts of tampering with consumer products resulting in serious bodily injury, one count of tampering with a consumer product and five counts of intentional adulteration of a drug.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 21 Nov. 2024
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Aldo Flores-Quiroga, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Figueroa pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States; destruction, alteration, falsification of records in a federal investigation; obstruction of departments or agencies; and adulteration or misbranding of food and drugs.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
The pesticide adulteration rate matched that of products from California’s legal market, which mandates screening for 66 pesticides but ignores scores of other compounds The Times found.
—Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Earlier this year, after an eight-day trial and seven hours of deliberation, a jury convicted Ortiz of four counts of tampering with consumer products resulting in serious bodily injury, one count of tampering with a consumer product and five counts of intentional adulteration of a drug.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Adulteration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adulteration. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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adulteration
noun
adul·ter·a·tion
ə-ˌdəl-tə-ˈrā-shən
1
: the process of adulterating : the condition of being adulterated
2
: an adulterated product
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