sterile
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I find newer stores are sterile, cheaply designed efficiency factories to get customers in and out at record pace, where patrons could go 10 trips without speaking to another person.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
One received ultrasound-guided hydrodissection using normal saline, a sterile saltwater solution.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
Compounding pharmacies are pharmacies, you can’t get a drug without a prescription, certainly not a sterile injectable drug.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
As Abuja has slowly filled in over the years, it has shed some of its sterile feel, hosting a photography festival, an international film festival and a burgeoning literary scene.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 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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