sterile
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Compounding pharmacies are pharmacies, you can’t get a drug without a prescription, certainly not a sterile injectable drug.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
For most of Sunday, police maintained a sterile zone between the two sides, while officers repeatedly called on protesters to disperse.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
During the 1950s, officials carried out one of the most successful biological control campaigns in history using a method known as the sterile insect technique.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
The first is the sky above the sterile lab in Montpellier, southern France, where the device -- part of a nanosatellite -- will soon be soaring.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
The Franklins’ house was pristine, perfect, and sterile, right down to the tasteful white holiday lights that lined the edge of the roof, and the festive wreath hanging from the front door.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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