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pill

[pil] / pɪl /
NOUN
capsule of medicine
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NOUN
person who is annoying
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The approval comes days after the company said prescriptions for the pill have exceeded three million since its January launch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The pill may also bring down the cost of treatment in the longer term, he said.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The group said the U.K.’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency approved the pill as a once-daily treatment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy obesity pill achieved over 3 million prescriptions since January, marking a historic U.S. pharmaceutical launch.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

A button of grayish ooze collected at the bottom of the test tube—a tiny pill of dead and dying cells.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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