ointment
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A clear pattern emerged based on whether the implant had been exposed to petrolatum-based ointment.
From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026
There are two potential flies in the ointment.
From Barron's • Jan. 10, 2026
Among the Pfizer drugs to be sold at reduced prices are Eucrisa, an eczema ointment, Xeljanz for rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory diseases, and the migraine treatment Zavzpret, according to a White House fact sheet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 1, 2025
The family of a disabled teenager desperate to source a discontinued ointment said those selling it at inflated prices were "morally corrupt".
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2025
Meantime he made trial of the ointment and at the touch of it a terrible, irresistible power entered into him and the heroes all exulted.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Vocabulary lists containing ointment
"Be Prepared" by Vera Brosgol
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