inflammatory
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Scientists have traditionally considered them harmful because they accumulate with age and release inflammatory molecules that can damage nearby tissue.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
Rita Yip, also representing the employers' groups, dismissed the union arguments as "inflammatory and alarmist".
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Scientists believe this may be connected to the vitamin's anti inflammatory properties and its effects on the immune system.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
Several Manhattan private-school parents said another key to getting extra time—and unlimited bathroom breaks—is enlisting a gastroenterologist to diagnose inflammatory bowel disease or irritable bowel syndrome.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Though, of course, as soon as Joe left he reconsidered, wondering was he crazy to encourage such a hopeless and inflammatory act?
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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