talc

Example Sentences

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She was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2024 after using talc for decades.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Johnson & Johnson has faced thousands of lawsuits linking its talc baby powder to cancer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

Johnson & Johnson retained responsibility for talc litigation in the two countries after the spinoff, but Kenvue is responsible for talc litigation elsewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

Ms Naidu, Ms Lynch and Mr Watson had been accused of using two colour blasters filled with cornflour, talc and an orange dye to spray the monument in a protest on 19 June 2024.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

They wash themselves with orange-colored Lifebuoy soap, dust themselves with Cashmere Bouquet talc, clean their teeth with salt on a piece of rag, soften their skin with Jergens Lotion.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison