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superfund

[ soo-per-fuhnd ]

/ ˈsu pərˌfʌnd /

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noun (sometimes initial capital letter)

a large fund set up to finance an expensive program or project.

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Origin of superfund

First recorded in 1980–85; super- + fund

Words nearby superfund

superfluid, superfluidity, superfluity, superfluous, superfood, superfund, superfuse, Super-G, supergalaxy, supergene, supergiant

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Example sentences from the Web for superfund

Additionally, his Superfund law has led to the cleanup of dozens of toxic waste sites throughout the country.
Carter in Oscarland: The Rehabilitation of the 39th President|Douglas Brinkley|February 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
They can just steal the wealth and walk away, leaving a Superfund site behind them, and no one is liable.
Copper, the Metal That Runs the World: ‘Boom, Bust, Boom,’ by Bill Carter|Peter Madden|October 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
To figure it out, we examined all available Superfund data from the Environmental Protection Agency.
Our Most Polluted States|The Daily Beast|May 19, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The site became a Superfund in 1983 and since then some of the largest sources of contamination to the creek have been identified.
Our Most Polluted States|The Daily Beast|May 19, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Above those, however, are the Superfund sites—places that have sustained major, long-term damage, necessitating years of cleanup.
Our Most Polluted States|The Daily Beast|May 19, 2010|DAILY BEAST

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