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sentences that state something as happening or true
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11%
2 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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What’s worse than finding a worm in your apple?
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Brazilian scientists found that nearly all the tuna fish in a recent haul were contaminated by worms, sparking fears that our sashimi could be a parasite playground.
“These results highlight the importance of sanitary inspection,” warned the researchers in the a-raw-calyptic study published in the journal Ocean and Coastal Research.
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researchers → find → journal
The scientists, who hailed from the Federal University of Santa Catarina in southern Brazil, reportedly analyzed 53 locally-caught skipjack tuna — a popular commercial species — using powerful microscopes.
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who → hail → microscopes
They finding that a whopping 96 percent of the catch harbored parasites, amounting to 1,600 worms in total, Science Alert reported.
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Alert → find → total
The lion’s share of these squiggly interlopers were concentrated in the intestines followed by the muscle tissue – the portion we eat – and then the stomach while only the kidneys and hearts were untainted.
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kidneys → concentrate → tissue
While scientists weren’t surprised to find worms in fish — parasites have been infesting them since time immemorial — they were shocked at the sheer numbers and how widespread they were in the organs.
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they → find → organs
This is particularly disconcerting given skipjacks’ global popularity with 3.1 million tons of this prized eating fish caught and sold around the world in 2022.
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Scientists said this highlighted the importance of immediately removing the viscera to prevent parasites from migrating from the organs to the meat.
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this → say → meat
Unfortunately, despite meticulous examination by seafood processors and sushi chefs, these sashimi stowaways inevitably wriggle under the radar.
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stowaways → wriggle → radar
Unfortunately, finding these parasite piñatas is becoming more and more common.
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finding → find → piñatas
In 2020, University of Washington researchers found that there’s been a 283-fold spike in the amount of herring worms — which parasitize a variety of fish and squid — in raw fish between 1967 and 2017.
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which → find → 1967
In other words, we’ve gone from finding one worm per every 100 fish caught to one in every single one.
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Eating raw or undercooked fish tainted with these interlopers can cause wreak gastrointestinal havoc, causing symptoms including nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.
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Eating → eat → nausea
Fortunately, these effects subside when the fish-hiking parasites die in a few days.
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parasites → subside → days
Experts recommend thoroughly cooking fish to reduce the likelihood of contracting these intestinal infiltrators.
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Experts → recommend → infiltrators
Despite the illness risks, some experts believe that many parasites are an indicator of freshness, similar to how insect-ridden produce is said to signify organic provenance.
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produce → believe → provenance
“Everyone assumes that worms in your salmon is a sign that things have gone awry,” said Chelsea Wood, a parasitologist at the University of Washington.
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“I see their presence as a signal that the fish on your plate came from a healthy ecosystem.”
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