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"The big fly in the ointment is sewage coming into the canal," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

But even here there is a fly in the ointment, since consumer staples is a defensive sector that tends to produce its best relative performance when the market is about to decline.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

The vitamin K shot is one of the three main interventions, along with the hepatitis B vaccine and an antibiotic ointment in the eyes, that newborns typically receive before leaving the hospital.

From Salon ● May 7, 2026

The human-headed fly in the ointment is the island itself, which is a supernatural smorgasbord, mostly quiet but waking up just in time to meet the visitors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026

“I can make you an ointment for that,” said Haldon, “and there are certain mineral salts that will toughen your skin.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Little wonder, then, that many patients preferred the services of women healers, or would take a risk on “quacks”—traveling salesmen selling ointments from town to town—rather than risk a visit to a hospital.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026

The study shows that petrolatum-based eye ointments can cause a popular glaucoma implant to swell and, in some cases, rupture.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 16, 2026

The family obtained Metanium on prescription after a range of other ointments proved unsatisfactory, but their supply is almost exhausted.

From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2025

“Creams and ointments are always better than lotions, things out of jars are always better than things out of a pump bottle.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2025

She lived alone beyond the orchard, gathering herbs and other growing things and selling the medicines, ointments, and dyes she made from them.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda