How to Use asbestos in a Sentence
asbestos
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Four schools have had to close due to asbestos so far this year.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2023
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The floors had asbestos in them and needed to be replaced.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 11 Apr. 2023
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Last spring, the EPA proposed a ban on chrysotile, or white asbestos, the most common type.
—Kathleen McGrory, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2023
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For an older home, there of course could be things like asbestos within the home.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 31 Aug. 2022
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Talc had a bad spell for a while there, because some supplies found traces of asbestos.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 31 May 2023
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Some videos, for instance, show a ceiling with asbestos and puddles in the road.
—Lindsay Ellis, WSJ, 20 May 2022
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Lung cancer has also been linked to all forms of asbestos.
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2023
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It was condemned in 2019 for asbestos and mold, and residents were forced to leave.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2024
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But even there, the community had to sue the Air Force when asbestos was discovered in the soil.
—Ralph Vartabedian, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2023
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Olin’s letter marks a turning point in the battle over asbestos in the United States.
—Kathleen McGrory, ProPublica, 5 Apr. 2023
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The new rule would ban chrysotile asbestos, the only ongoing use of asbestos in the United States.
—Matthew Daly, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
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As the fire burned, residents feared that ash and debris from the World War II-era hangar contained asbestos.
—Roberto Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2023
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Roofs leak and ceiling tiles, made with asbestos, fall during rains.
—Gina Ferazzi, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2022
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Tort claims spiked in the 1980s, driven in part by damages filed by workers exposed to asbestos.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 25 Dec. 2022
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Dirt filled with traces of lead paint and asbestos that would need to be excavated for a new basement.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2024
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Testing will see if there’s any lead or asbestos in the soil, dust and interior air of homes.
—Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 1 Feb. 2024
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In more recent years, however, as asbestos cases have waned, the firm has shrunk in size.
—Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2023
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Moormann said the drywall has molded and there have been high amounts of asbestos found through the block-long property.
—Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 22 Sep. 2022
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Faulty wiring, asbestos, and dry rot are just a few less-than-ideal surprises.
—House Beautiful, 30 Dec. 2022
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Sampling has found that debris from the fire contains asbestos.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Apr. 2023
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The waterlogged buildings had to be tested for mold, asbestos and lead.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023
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Along with asbestos, there’s lead paint, and mercury from the lightbulb-making process, the committee was told.
—Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 9 Dec. 2022
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Kelly-Moore Paints said its finances have been eroded by three decades of asbestos claims.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2024
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Crews filled more than four dozen 60-yard dumpsters and removed asbestos from the historic building.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2023
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Inhalation of asbestos has been linked to cancer, according to the FDA.
—Amanda Pérez Pintado, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2023
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Fiber Bond’s original Chicago site is fouled with lead paint and asbestos.
—Nina Burleigh, The New Republic, 16 May 2023
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When Germany reunited in 1990, the building was found to be ridden with asbestos and closed.
—Ian Johnson, The New York Review of Books, 4 May 2023
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The building was stripped to its beams for the demolition but had once been full of offices and conference rooms – and asbestos.
—Lee Roop | Lroop@al.com, al, 29 Oct. 2022
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In houses made using sheets of tin or asbestos, having roofs and walls made with these insulating materials can cut down how much heat gets in.
—Nadeem Sarwar, WIRED, 9 July 2024
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Reasons for delays have included issues with asbestos and the air conditioning system.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 9 July 2024
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