stabilizer
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Lithium, a mood stabilizer, is a common way to treat the illness.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Clinicians call this the “prescribing cascade”: An antidepressant causes insomnia, so a sleep aid is added; a stimulant causes irritability, so a mood stabilizer follows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
By facilitating dialogue with Taipei’s opposition while mediating the Iran crisis, Beijing is attempting to position itself as a responsible regional stabilizer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
The ACL acts as a stabilizer in the knee, preventing it from buckling and keeping the tibia from moving too far forward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2026
He swept his device across it, nodded, and pulled one of the stabilizer fins off.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
Often, they’re processed with emulsifiers, flavor enhancers, stabilizers and other additives.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 23, 2026
"These are commonly used as heat stabilizers in PVC and have been linked with skin irritation, which is a common complaint among hair extension users."
From Science Daily ● Feb. 19, 2026
As China policymakers search for stabilizers to offset property-sector weakness and sluggish high-tier consumption, the lower-tier growth story offers a different angle: not a dramatic rebound, but a slower-burning simmer that may provide structural ballast.
From Barron's ● Nov. 15, 2025
Reacting to this concentration of wealth and power, a progressive movement emerged, advocating for new public “institutional” stabilizers like labor rights, women's suffrage, estate taxation, social security, antitrust legislation and effective regulation.
From Salon ● Dec. 31, 2024
“Does this one really have dynamic stabilizers to stop wave motion?”
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
