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Recent Examples of pathogenic
Meanwhile, Savage Pet, a pet food company, has issued a recall of its Savage Cat Food Chicken Recipe in both large and small boxes due to potential contamination with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), also known as bird flu.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
Chickens infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza will often stop laying eggs and will typically quickly die.
—Jude Coleman, Scientific American, 14 Mar. 2025
The highly pathogenic virus has also spread to 989 dairy herds in 17 states since March of last year.
—Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2025
In a statement released March 12, the Mississippi Board of Animal Health stated that poultry from a commercial broiler breeder chicken flock in Noxubee County had tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 17 Mar. 2025
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David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
Chickens infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza will often stop laying eggs and will typically quickly die.
—Jude Coleman, Scientific American, 14 Mar. 2025
The highly pathogenic virus has also spread to 989 dairy herds in 17 states since March of last year.
—Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2025
In a statement released March 12, the Mississippi Board of Animal Health stated that poultry from a commercial broiler breeder chicken flock in Noxubee County had tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pathogenic
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His provisional cause of death was given as multi-organ failure due to infective endocarditis, a rare infection of the inner lining or valves of the heart.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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His provisional cause of death was given as multi-organ failure due to infective endocarditis, a rare infection of the inner lining or valves of the heart.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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Mannie Fresh’s space bloops paired with the Hot Boys’ colorful bars were just too infectious to be ignored.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
6 June 2025
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Their enthusiasm for each other is infectious, a mischievous, brotherly energy that shines through even on a Zoom call.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
3 June 2025
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Law enforcement warned that burning lithium-ion batteries used in the cars release toxic gases, posing possible health risks.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The titular metaphor refers to a healing herb that becomes toxic in the wrong dosage, much as love requires the right proportions to find harmony.—
Jenn Pelly,
Time,
7 June 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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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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China has gone even further, requiring digital watermarks on synthetic media and directing platforms to swiftly remove harmful content — part of its broader strategy of centralized content control.—
Anisha Sircar,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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The jury is still out on whether emulsifiers are harmful to the gut.—
Fran Kritz,
Verywell Health,
30 May 2025
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Looking at her computer's search history, investigators found that Patterson looked up a website listing sightings of the poisonous mushroom.—
Britt Clennett,
ABC News,
30 May 2025
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The poisonous kernels are responsible for a significant number of suicides and homicides, particularly in rural areas of South Asia.—
Nina Foster,
JSTOR Daily,
30 May 2025
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When the pla gene was in its original, high copy number, the disease was much more virulent.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
29 May 2025
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The Wades, who had worked in the agency’s detention department, are among about 20 former BSO deputies and correctional officers who have either been convicted at trial or pleaded guilty to the pandemic era’s most virulent crime: PPP loan fraud.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2025
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Further testing turned out that the tumor was malignant.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 May 2025
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Phelan graduated high school in May 2024, and days before starting her freshman year of college, was diagnosed with an inoperable stage 4 malignant brain tumor, a GoFundMe for her states.—
Viola Flowers,
NBC news,
26 May 2025
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“Pathogenic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathogenic. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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