adulteration
noun
adul·ter·a·tion
ə-ˌdəl-tə-ˈrā-shən 
1
: the process of adulterating : the condition of being adulterated
2
: an adulterated product
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The agency’s lead hypothesis was that the contamination was the result of economically motivated adulteration of the cinnamon used in the applesauce.
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Bruce Gil, Quartz, 31 July 2024
Transparency envisions a near future where test kits are recognized as an essential tool for anyone consuming drugs or medications, providing a critical line of defense against adulteration.
—Miami Herald, 23 July 2024
This effort includes both the battle against criminal adulteration, as well as illnesses caused by a handful of infectious agents -- viral, parasitic, and bacterial.
—Thomas N. Thompson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2012
Seven people are accused of criminal conspiracy, adulteration of food substances intended for marketing, fraud in public military supplies and adulteration of food for export, according to a memo sent out by the Carabinieri.
—Barbie Nadeau, CNN, 11 July 2024
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Bruce Gil, Quartz, 31 July 2024
Transparency envisions a near future where test kits are recognized as an essential tool for anyone consuming drugs or medications, providing a critical line of defense against adulteration.
—Miami Herald, 23 July 2024
This effort includes both the battle against criminal adulteration, as well as illnesses caused by a handful of infectious agents -- viral, parasitic, and bacterial.
—Thomas N. Thompson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2012
Seven people are accused of criminal conspiracy, adulteration of food substances intended for marketing, fraud in public military supplies and adulteration of food for export, according to a memo sent out by the Carabinieri.
—Barbie Nadeau, CNN, 11 July 2024
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adulteration
noun
adul·ter·a·tion
ə-ˌdəl-tə-ˈrā-shən
1
: the process of adulterating : the condition of being adulterated
2
: an adulterated product
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