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adulteration

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Definition of adulteration

as in contamination

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Recent Examples of adulteration Signs of contamination include bugs, improper food storage temperatures and adulteration. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 27 Jan. 2026 Recent years, for example, have seen a major increase in adulteration with the horse tranquilizer xylazine, which knocks users out but doesn’t satisfy the opioid craving. — Charles Fain Lehman, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026 The owner is facing charges including culpable homicide not amounting to murder, drug adulteration and violations of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, per the Times of India. — Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 9 Oct. 2025 Diageo denied these allegations and that lawsuit is still pending, but today there was news about another suit from a different plaintiff alleging the same type of adulteration. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for adulteration

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Residents were forced into lengthy battles with their insurance companies to prove contamination and get help paying for the cleanup and additional living expenses.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Films, pouches and other lightweight packaging can be difficult and expensive to collect, transport and sort, while multilayer constructions and contamination limit the material’s recycling options.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of contamination

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One fewer load per week saves hundreds of gallons a year while reducing the energy, detergent and microfiber pollution that come with every cycle.

— Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Exhaust is the biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions in California, which has some of the worst air pollution in the nation.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

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