Agent Orange
noun
: an herbicide widely used as a defoliant in the Vietnam War that is composed of 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T and contains dioxin as a contaminant
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Agent Orange Twisted Her Limbs.
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Tracy Mumford, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
After the long Vietnam War, many of those who served there became seriously sickened by Agent Orange chemical herbicides that were used during the war.
—Tom Jurkowsky, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2025
Set on the island of Vieques—a U.S. military testing ground for toxic munitions like napalm, depleted uranium, and Agent Orange—The Fishbowl tells the story of Noelia (Isel Rodríguez), a 40-year-old artist grappling with terminal cancer.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2025
For years, the U.S. military tested and stored Agent Orange—a dangerous chemical that removes vegetation and causes cancer and other dangerous diseases—across Puerto Rico, for later use in Vietnam.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
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Tracy Mumford, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
After the long Vietnam War, many of those who served there became seriously sickened by Agent Orange chemical herbicides that were used during the war.
—Tom Jurkowsky, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2025
Set on the island of Vieques—a U.S. military testing ground for toxic munitions like napalm, depleted uranium, and Agent Orange—The Fishbowl tells the story of Noelia (Isel Rodríguez), a 40-year-old artist grappling with terminal cancer.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2025
For years, the U.S. military tested and stored Agent Orange—a dangerous chemical that removes vegetation and causes cancer and other dangerous diseases—across Puerto Rico, for later use in Vietnam.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
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Agent Orange
noun
: an herbicide widely used as a defoliant in the Vietnam War that is composed of 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T and contains dioxin as a contaminant
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