inflammatory
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Another speaker noted the inflammatory language used in the report seemed to justify the aggressive tactics by describing protesters as operating in “cells,” likening them to Al-Qaeda.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Many medications can also lower levels, including opioids, anabolic steroids and glucosteroids, used to treat many inflammatory conditions, as well as treatments such as chemotherapy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
While post-op pathology results revealed the inflammatory cancer was gone, it found cancer in 15 lymph nodes and a 1.8-centimetre grade three triple-negative tumour.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
During the earlier stages of the disease process, microglia entered an inflammatory state linked to amyloid plaques.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
It was obviously a ploy to distract me and keep me from doing anything else inflammatory in the districts.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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