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painkiller

[peyn-kil-er] / ˈpeɪnˌkɪl ər /


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Last year, Lilly acquired SiteOne Therapeutics for $1 billion, in turn assuming the rights to its experimental non-opioid painkiller, STC-004.

From Barron's Jun. 16, 2026

Anand, who accompanied them, led them to their first stop - a chemist because Anita had developed a migraine headache and wanted to buy a painkiller.

From BBC Jun. 3, 2026

If, say, you’ve had a stomach ulcer, the bot would recommend a painkiller that’s easy on the gut.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 4, 2026

He previously wrote about Samsung from Seoul, but in prior stints at the Journal's New York, Atlanta and Chicago offices, he covered Wall Street's biggest buyers, painkiller addiction, airlines and food.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 31, 2026

“Your dad got all his stitches in his forehead without any painkiller whatsoever.”

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

In Pasadena, volunteers at the restaurant Chamo Venezuelan Cuisine collected supplies, issuing a special plea for bandages, gauze, painkillers and other over-the-counter medicines.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

Eli Lilly is looking for its next growth engine, cutting a deal that could launch its latest bid to establish a foothold in the market for non-opioid painkillers.

From Barron's Jun. 19, 2026

Kevin Liu, an oil and gas analyst with Bloomberg Intelligence, compared the SPR releases as a painkillers for the oil market.

From MarketWatch May 28, 2026

In India, 40 million vultures were reduced to nearly zero by the presence of veterinary painkillers, lethal to vultures, in cattle carcasses.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

Every once in a while, especially as it got later and her last dose of painkillers wore off, she would flinch for a second, but her eyes never lost the intensity I had noticed earlier.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick




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