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pimple

[pim-puhl] / ˈpɪm pəl /


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Dr Laftah says she's a fan of the pimple hydrocolloid star patches as a social media hack.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Without support of a media conglomerate, for which their division is a troublesome pimple, they know the economics fall apart.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

Among teens, other examples include the ongoing popularity of lip stains and brightly colored pimple patches.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 7, 2026

In males, it grows from a small cluster of cells into a little white pimple that elongates between the eyes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2025

Like, how when you have a pimple and you think it’s the only thing anyone else sees when they see you.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

My face was also dotted with bright, red bites that accompanied my pubescent pimples.

From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026

Just as Sagimet’s denifanstat blocks fat accumulation in the liver, it blocks the fatty acids that cause hair follicles to become pimples.

From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026

Tell-tale symptoms “include rash or unusual sores that look like pimples or pus-filled blisters on the face, body and genitals, fever, chills, headache, muscle aches or swelling of lymph nodes,” the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2025

No matter the treatment, the outcome was always the same: temporary improvement, only for the pimples to return with a vengeance.

From Slate ● Feb. 22, 2025

Close up, he saw that Stan Shunpike was only a few years older than he was, eighteen or nineteen at most, with large, protruding ears and quite a few pimples.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling




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