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Noun
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Plus, pet owners like myself will appreciate not having to worry about our animals being around pesticides.—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
20 May 2026 -
In the settlement, announced by Paxton on Tuesday, the grocery store parent company, Albertsons Safeway, must stop misting organic produce with synthetic pesticides in all of its Texas grocery stores.—
Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
20 May 2026
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In addition to cutting down the fees associated with lawn-maintenance equipment, fertilizers, and herbicides, buying clover seed is often less expensive than grass.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
13 May 2026
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Pre-emergent herbicides work by inhibiting root development immediately after a seed germinates.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
11 May 2026
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These blooms can discolor coastal waters and, in some cases, produce toxins that lead to beach advisories or temporary closures.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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This electrical signal also appears to help activate the body's immune response — without adding new toxins into the body, like chemotherapies do.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
12 May 2026
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“Toxicants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toxicants. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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