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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 rare items, which have been loaned by the Royal Navy Museum, include a bowl and dinner plate, a boot and belt buckle and an ointment pot.

From BBC ● May 26, 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

The others hadn’t heard; Giacomo Paradisi was dabbing more ointment on the wounds, and Lyra tried to put what she’d seen out of her mind, and focused on Will.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman

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

New research from Nagoya University in Japan has identified a previously overlooked risk associated with widely used eye ointments.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 16, 2026

"It's the season for skin infections and we don't have creams or ointments for bacterial infections, no medicines to treat scabies and head lice."

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2025

She’d brought the box of bandages and antibiotic ointments from the bathroom, and she pulled Akira into a chair to see to the burn on her arm.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz