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Recent Examples of effluenceThe environment struggles with effluence from ground sources and pollution in general that pours into the Bay.—
Louise Schiavone,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2024 All human activity now passes through a computational pipeline—even the sanitation worker transforms effluence into data.—TIME,
8 Feb. 2024 In these homes, effluence from toilets and showers flows through drains into a pit in a yard instead of into a sewer line and to a central wastewater treatment plant.—
Audrey McAvoy,
ajc,
6 Apr. 2023 Water runoff and control, water quality and effluence, education, water reuse and water conservation, also continue to be priorities in the village’s water management plan.—
Brian L. Cox,
chicagotribune.com,
23 Feb. 2021 So many words, words upon words, the effluence of the dialogue being the show’s draw, as well as one of its drawbacks.—
Hank Stuever,
Washington Post,
15 Oct. 2020 Among the problems caused by the island's long-running tourism boom is unregulated development and pipes carrying raw effluence directly into the sea.—
Euan McKirdy,
CNN,
4 Apr. 2018
The company remains one of the world’s largest automakers and carries the legacy of Dieselgate, the emissions-cheating scandal that cost it billions of dollars in fines, settlements and other penalties.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2026
Boulder County accused the fossil fuel companies of deceiving the general public about the dangers of their oil and gas operations and the associated greenhouse gas emissions through their advertising and marketing.
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Callie Patteson,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Oct. 2026
After Machchhar’s identity and the details of the event were revealed, outpourings of thanks and affection came from across the Israeli political spectrum.
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Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Sep. 2026
Has the outpouring of tributes from people who were touched by her artistry underscored the purpose of the museum for you?