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Six example sentences with phosphorus, each labelled with its topic.
Runoff carrying phosphorus from fertilized fields feeds the algae that turned the whole lake green by early August.
Environment
Kept under water because it catches fire in dry air, white phosphorus was first isolated by an alchemist boiling urine.
Science
Dairy and beans supply the phosphorus a growing child needs, which is why the school menu pairs them weekly.
Cooking
Nineteenth century match factories used white phosphorus, and the workers who dipped the sticks paid for it with their health.
History
Kidney patients watch their phosphorus intake closely, since the failing organ can no longer clear the excess from the blood.
Medicine
Nearly all mined phosphorus comes from a handful of countries, so fertilizer prices swing whenever one of them restricts exports.
Economics
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