patent medicine
Example Sentences
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Popular since the 1840s, root beer, which, like so many of America’s sodas, straddled the line between patent medicine and soothing nonalcoholic libation, was enjoyed as a hot beverage or as a carbonated soda.
From Seattle Times
Decades ago, people could hawk dangerous patent medicines and promise benefits — even when their concoctions might have catastrophic consequences.
From Washington Post
As one may expect, sketchy patent medicines and doctor-prescribed Prohibition whiskey are also in the mix.
From New York Times
Most of these nonalcoholic spirits are unsweetened or only very lightly sweetened, making them taste more like old-fashioned patent medicine than beverages.
From Seattle Times
It has over 16,000 employees and more than 1,300 patent medicine regulations, according to its website.
From Reuters
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