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pill

[pil] / pɪl /
NOUN
capsule of medicine
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NOUN
person who is annoying
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In a late-stage clinical trial, its pill nearly doubled survival compared with chemotherapy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Veradermics is working on an extended-release version of oral minoxidil that is thought to reduce the heart palpitations and low blood pressure that can occur when people take higher doses of a minoxidil pill.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

Economists have linked the pill to the narrowing of the gender pay gap and the dramatic rise of women in the labor force.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

New data showed that Lilly’s Foundayo weight-loss pill received 3,707 prescriptions in its second week on the market, up from 1,390 in its first week, which included just two days.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

I wrapped Sky in a blanket, Mr. McCall gave her a pill, and I put her on the plane.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell




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