talcum powder

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Inside, time seemed to move differently: tennis whites drying beneath the afternoon sun, bridge rooms carrying the faint smell of cigarettes and talcum powder, elderly members reading newspapers beneath slow ceiling fans.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

To visualize microscopic asbestos fibers in talcum powder, he brought a bale of hay into a courtroom and dropped a needle into the blades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Also on the horizon are the thousands of ongoing lawsuits related to Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder products.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

The company, which now makes its talcum powder with cornstarch, has denied the allegations.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

I was glad after all that that I had bathed and put on Mum and Cashmere Bouquet talcum powder.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou