superfund
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of superfund
Example Sentences
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He became a problem-solver for a company with plenty of legal headaches, from badly delayed power-plant projects to superfund site cleanups.
From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025
Energy bosses have insisted for some time that a government-backed superfund from which they could borrow to lower or freeze bills "is the only game in town".
From BBC • Sep. 5, 2022
But the superfund sites are only the very dirtiest toxic messes in the United States, and they’re the only cleanups overseen by the EPA.
From Slate • Apr. 19, 2022
Gjøvik has raised concerns that her office is in an Apple building located on a superfund site, meaning it requires special oversight due to historical waste contamination.
From The Verge • Sep. 9, 2021
We are a city of hidden super-fund sites adjacent to known superfund sites like Hunter's Point from the hay days of WWII.
From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2017
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