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palliatives

noun

plural of palliative

as in sedatives

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as in medicines

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Somoza and Crystal then moved to Ahwatukee, Arizona, to live with her boyfriend, narcotics detective Avelino Tamala.

— Kerry Breen, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
The group’s advocacy for narcotics was both far-out—the idea that Class As might ever be administered clinically or therapeutically by the NHS was a fringe pursuit—and shockingly comprehensive.

— Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026

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Getting bespoke medicines into routine care presents another challenge.

— Mike McRae October 25, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026
Drugmakers seized on persorption as a way to understand how medicines are absorbed in the gut, and by the 1990s, pharmaceutical scientists considered particle uptake established enough to design products around it.

— Susanne Rust Follow, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of medicines

Noun

Unlike balms that leave behind a greasy film or visible buildup, Zvyk’s lip mask delivers a dewy, glass-like finish that’s comfortable enough to wear day or night.

— Mariana Best, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2026
Because these balms are waterless, a small fingertip amount does real work.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

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McNally, founder and president of Rapidan Energy Group, said Republicans and Democrats alike look under every rock for solutions.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
Our parent company, CRH, employs 1,278 people across 59 locations in 48 North Carolina communities to produce the aggregates, asphalt, masonry products, pipe, and precast solutions that make construction possible.

— Kevin Blackwell, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026

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