skin
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Calcipotriene is a vitamin D derivative that helps regulate skin cell growth, while betamethasone is a corticosteroid that reduces inflammation.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026
Each dried animal skin that he rolls out of the salt and tucks into the wooden shelves brings him a tiny step closer to reuniting the trophy with its owner in the U.S. or Europe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
"The flammable substance was so greasy that I could feel it spreading across my skin," he said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
But most is made by our body when UV light in sunlight hits the skin.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Other times they take skin from an animal that’s sort of pink, like a pig, and they use that on you, at least to start.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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At home, people might want to try leaving skins on kiwi fruit, using broccoli stalks in stir-fries, or adding bell pepper seeds to dishes, the researchers suggest.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Its tight curves and angled seams recall aeronautic skins, giving the surface a sense of buzzing movement — an appropriate preview for what’s inside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
The cherry tomatoes burst, their skins turning silky and their juices almost pasty around the edges.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
It’s not like furniture or jewelry or cars; it comes entangled with thin skins, volatile tempers, melodrama galore—our whole business model is built on emotion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Crosshatching a thick birch-bark cylinder, thin strips of leather held the skins in place at either end of the drum.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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I do like the Trailseeker’s front corners, skinned with dense, injection-molded plastic over sheet steel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
It was her husband returning from the day's hunt, a large plastic bag in hand containing a skinned seal.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
"I was a very different person back then, very thick skinned, incredibly ambitious."
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2026
A magnificent hummus, silky from skinned chickpeas, can stand alone in its glory.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2025
“No one can carry you,” my father explained urgently as he skinned off a piece of cucumber and rubbed it on my face.
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
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I don’t actually know what a Nappa is, but clearly Genesis is skinning the good kind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
Recurring themes are everywhere - Daizen Maeda skinning James Tavernier, Kyogo Furuhashi outfoxing Rangers defenders at one end and Cameron Carter-Vickers bringing authority at the other.
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2024
I decided to relisten to the audiobook recently because my friend June Leaf reminded me about the skinning part.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2024
That suggests use as a trophy or lion-skin rug, rather than a simple byproduct of skinning the animal for food.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 11, 2023
“However, I think it would be well for Bethe not to draw too general conclusions as to what can be done, as there are many ways of skinning a cat.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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