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[ soo-per-fuhnd ] / ˈsu pərˌfʌnd /
noun (sometimes initial capital letter)a large fund set up to finance an expensive program or project. Origin of superfundFirst recorded in 1980–85; super- + fund Words nearby superfundsuperfluid, superfluidity, superfluity, superfluous, superfood, superfund, superfuse, Super-G, supergalaxy, supergene, supergiant Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for superfundAdditionally, 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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