pill
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To investigate, the Yale team conducted an experiment in which participants took a pill containing either hydrocortisone, a form of cortisol, or an inactive placebo.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
A move would be a bitter pill for the bank’s chief executive, Sergio Ermotti.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
It can be a bitter pill to swallow.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
He said: "We employed 14 or 15 people here but we've had to let everyone go. It's a bitter pill to swallow."
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
“Red pill or blue pill?” said Aru, in her best imitation of Morpheus.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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The activists may argue that the post was not in earnest, and that no one involved ever seriously intended to bring pills into Texas.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
Lactase enzyme pills taken before or while consuming dairy provide the enzyme the body lacks and can help people digest lactose with fewer symptoms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
It’s fair to assume many of us require a stern talking-to, like dogs who need their pills hidden inside the cheese that is Cruise’s Mr. Movies persona.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
Rather than a typical medical clinic, it provides women with access to resources, including pills, and a space to be able to seek support or carry out the pharmacological abortion.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
It was a cure that was so common that children would stand in line several times and instead of swallowing the pills would take them home to use as bingo markers.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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