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Recent Examples of pathogenic
What about bird flu? Highly pathogenic avian flu also remains a concern in California, where more than 4 million chickens and turkeys have been killed since 2022 in an attempt to stop the virus from spreading.
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Kendrick Marshall, Sacramento Bee, 29 Jan. 2025
That's different from pathogenic bacteria, which can cause illness without visible spoilage signs.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Officials at Lincoln Park Zoo confirmed Wednesday that a harbor seal and a Chilean flamingo each died of highly pathogenic avian flu earlier this month.
—William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
Petal blight is the principle pathogenic scourge of camellias.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 16 Jan. 2025
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Kendrick Marshall, Sacramento Bee, 29 Jan. 2025
That's different from pathogenic bacteria, which can cause illness without visible spoilage signs.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Officials at Lincoln Park Zoo confirmed Wednesday that a harbor seal and a Chilean flamingo each died of highly pathogenic avian flu earlier this month.
—William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
Petal blight is the principle pathogenic scourge of camellias.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pathogenic
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On July 30, Ray updated her fans again, revealing her diagnosis of infective endocarditis, a severe heart infection.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
31 July 2024
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Hospitalizations for strokes related to opioid use and infective endocarditis, a life-threatening infection of the heart’s lining and valves, increased in people under 45 from 2006 through 2015, coinciding with the opioid epidemic’s onset, the authors added.—
Elizabeth Cooney,
STAT,
23 May 2024
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Her presence is always infectious, and seeing her at New York Fashion Week in 2025 only reinforces the incredible success she’s achieved.—
Mecca Pryor,
Essence,
8 Feb. 2025
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His impact on the field was undeniable, and his personality off the field was infectious.—
Dane Mizutani,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The lasting scars on the Gaza landscape are plain to see in the more than 360,000 structures − homes, schools, hospitals, mosques and other buildings − that lie in a vast expanse of toxic rubble.—
Stephen J. Beard,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Of the three, agentic narcissism is the most recognizable—and toxic.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
10 Feb. 2025
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Here a book worth considering is ‘From third world to first’ - Lee Kwan Yew's first person story of transforming Singapore from a pestilential swamp into a metropolis.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes,
17 Dec. 2024
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And to make matters worse, crime rates have risen, demonstrations by taxi drivers have turned violent, and a bungled garbage collection policy has blanketed Luanda with waste and a pestilential stench.—
Ricardo Soares De Oliveira,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Oct. 2015
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Researchers may have found that the tartaric acid in grapes and raisins is the substance which is harmful to dogs.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
10 Feb. 2025
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Listeria is especially harmful to people who are pregnant, aged 65 or older, or with weakened immune systems, according to the CDC.—
Kelly Tyko,
Axios,
10 Feb. 2025
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Perhaps even more interestingly, the bark and leaves of the Sambucus nigra are considered poisonous; the berries themselves must be cooked before consuming.—
Jeanne Ballion,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2025
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There is poisonous and lame political commentary all around us, and then there’s the work of Joy Reid.—
Rich Lowry,
National Review,
20 Jan. 2025
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Even economic arguments could not overcome the virulent resentment of immigrants.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2025
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Regardless of West's clear intent to provoke commentary or the current state of his mental health, this type of virulent anti-Semitism requires clear and immediate condemnation in order to maintain the safety of Jews everywhere.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
13 Feb. 2025
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In the writer-director’s latest horror flick, The Monkey, there is no malignant apparition, and death doesn’t lurk or stalk.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
7 Feb. 2025
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As per Healthline, patches or ulcers may indicate abnormal cell growth, which can develop into malignant tumors.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Pathogenic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathogenic. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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