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ointment

[oint-muhnt] / ˈɔɪnt mənt /


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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

Back then, “parents would just keep quiet and apply ointment to our wounds,” Morishita said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 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

Some families are also rejecting the eye ointment.

From Salon May 7, 2026

She rubbed a little more ointment into the wounds on her feet.

From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry

Based on their findings, the researchers advise clinicians to avoid using petrolatum-based eye ointments in patients with MicroShunt implants, especially when the device is exposed outside the conjunctiva.

From Science Daily Jan. 16, 2026

The investment is meant in part to help the company respond to a surge in the number of medications that require more complicated logistics handling than traditional pills, cough syrups and topical ointments.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 5, 2025

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,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 10, 2025

With fumbling hands, the old man lit a candle and carried it to the workroom beneath the rookery stair, where his ointments, potions, and medicines stood neatly on their shelves.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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