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inflammatory

[in-flam-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ɪnˈflæm əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /


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BBC Wales has been shown copies of dozens of offensive Facebook posts, often using inflammatory language, from an account in Roberts' name, stretching from 2022 to 2025.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

That is wrong: endometriosis is a system-wide inflammatory disease.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

In a new study published in eNeuro, researchers led by Babak Baban from Augusta University investigated whether CBD could help calm this damaging inflammatory response in the brain.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

They then examined how the compound affected immune activity and inflammatory signaling in the central nervous system, which includes the brain and spinal cord.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

These were the youth brigades, who thought they could save the revolution with patriotic murals and inflammatory doves.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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