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pill

[pil] / pɪl /
NOUN
capsule of medicine
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NOUN
person who is annoying
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To investigate, the Yale team conducted an experiment in which participants took a pill containing either hydrocortisone, a form of cortisol, or an inactive placebo.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

A move would be a bitter pill for the bank’s chief executive, Sergio Ermotti.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Eli Lilly doubles down on its pipeline with new data for weight-loss pill Foundayo and next-generation combo drug EloraTZP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

I spent years looking for a magic pill.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

But even among poor whites, the collapse of slavery was a bitter pill.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

It’s not clear whether Hawkins or the other defendants received the pills.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Choose lower-lactose foods, eat dairy with a meal, and use lactase pills when needed, and you can have your cake and eat ice cream too.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Rather than a typical medical clinic, it provides women with access to resources, including pills, and a space to be able to seek support or carry out the pharmacological abortion.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

LaTanya Walker considered ordering abortion pills for her niece, she said, but she ultimately did not because she worried about whether they could exacerbate medical conditions.

From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026

It’s possible the waiter got scared and never used the pills, or maybe he got fired before he had the chance.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin


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