placebo
Example Sentences
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A drug also needs to be proven to work better than a placebo.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
About two-thirds received enlicitide, while the rest were given a placebo.
From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026
Huynh said he was surprised at how few placebo patients in Structure’s study gained weight, and suggested investors wait to see Structure’s Phase 3 results.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
On average, participants began taking vitamin D supplements or placebo about three days after receiving their positive COVID-19 test.
From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026
As it happens, Denis Papin, who had qualified as a doctor, was the first to describe the placebo and the placebo effect, in a letter to Leibniz, 11 or 12 August 1704.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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