sterile
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He doesn’t make the process feel sterile or emotionless, but gets the job done while treating the craft with care.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
One received ultrasound-guided hydrodissection using normal saline, a sterile saltwater solution.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
Compounding pharmacies are pharmacies, you can’t get a drug without a prescription, certainly not a sterile injectable drug.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
As Abuja has slowly filled in over the years, it has shed some of its sterile feel, hosting a photography festival, an international film festival and a burgeoning literary scene.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
I will apologize for being weird at lunch, for talking about how pee is sterile.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
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