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topical

[top-i-kuhl] / ˈtɒp ɪ kəl /




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Topical treatments are considered safer, but they often require very long application periods, sometimes lasting years.

From Science Daily • Dec. 7, 2025

Topical comedy goes viral in the moment, circulating long before bedtime.

From Salon • Jul. 20, 2025

Topical late-night shows don’t have the same shelf life.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025

Dawn Hamann, president of the American Topical Association, a group of stamp collectors who organize their holdings by the subjects depicted, said the new program offers many opportunities to these specialists.

From Washington Times • Oct. 23, 2023

Suddenly she caught Arnold's expression of suspicion and watchfulness, and resolutely subdued a rising inclination to get up from the table and have a walk round with a snatch of a Topical Song.

From In Luck at Last by Besant, Walter, Sir




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