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antiseptics

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plural of antiseptic

as in antibiotics

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By then, Leah had received antibiotics from Keith’s primary-care provider.

— Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
What many clinicians, including myself, worry about is that most antibiotics do not just target the bacteria causing the infection.

— Amy J. Mathers, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of antibiotics

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Before GLP-1s won over insurers and consumers alike, a whole generation of obesity drugs failed to reach blockbuster status; some instead went to bankruptcy court.

— Avalon Pernell, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
For The Washington Post via Getty Images As use of GLP-1s have increased in the United States, some companies have dropped coverage of the drugs for their employees.

— Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026

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In a recent interview, the country’s leader, Miguel Díaz-Canel, acknowledged that the government is producing or acquiring abroad only 30% of the basic medications offered in state pharmacies.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
Forgetfulness can have many causes besides dementia, including poor sleep, depression or anxiety, vitamin deficiencies, thyroid problems, and certain medications.

— Danielle Zickl, HEALTH, 31 Aug. 2026

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New Delhi primarily exports rice, tea, sugar and pharmaceuticals to Iran, and imports dry and fresh fruits from Iran.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
Soto is also a supporter of MAHA, a movement that has found currency with wellness influencers whose views overlap on issues around food, motherhood, and pharmaceuticals.

— Sylvia Varnham O’Regan, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of pharmaceuticals

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The article criticizes the lack of comparative studies showing firms implementing these remedies outperform similar ones that don't.

— Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026
In his view, that includes a public education fund, though there are dozens of states along with cities, counties and school districts that will all be pursuing various remedies.

— Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of remedies

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This progress, exemplified by IBM's 70 logical qubit computation, signals a shift from pure physics to engineering and commercialization.

— Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Their results recently published in the journal Physical Review Letters signal a major breakthrough in quantum physics—one that indicates a primordial quark-gluon plasma soup is actually possible with lighter ingredients.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026

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