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Noun
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The issue is whether the fact that the EPA, which regulates pesticides and has not required a warning label like that, whether that means that John can or cannot sue in state court.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026 -
No pesticides were detected in 99% of samples.—
Jonel Aleccia,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Look for legume-specific herbicides like clopyralid or triclopyr, which won’t harm surrounding trees or grass.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
20 Apr. 2026
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Decades of American farmers’ overreliance on both fertilizers and quick chemical solutions like pesticides and herbicides have slowly chipped away at soil health for decades.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Your digestive microbiome acts as a gatekeeper in deciding what are nutrients to be absorbed and what are toxins to be excreted, Choden said.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Aside from keeping toxins and microplastics out of our planet, compostable packaging can help curtail our methane fumes.—
Francesca Krempa,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Toxicants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toxicants. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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