ointment
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But even here there is a fly in the ointment, since consumer staples is a defensive sector that tends to produce its best relative performance when the market is about to decline.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
The rare items, which have been loaned by the Royal Navy Museum, include a bowl and dinner plate, a boot and belt buckle and an ointment pot.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
Some families are also rejecting the eye ointment.
From Salon ● May 7, 2026
The human-headed fly in the ointment is the island itself, which is a supernatural smorgasbord, mostly quiet but waking up just in time to meet the visitors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026
She stopped occasionally to hiss as her mother dabbed ointment on her burn.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Little wonder, then, that many patients preferred the services of women healers, or would take a risk on “quacks”—traveling salesmen selling ointments from town to town—rather than risk a visit to a hospital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
The study shows that petrolatum-based eye ointments can cause a popular glaucoma implant to swell and, in some cases, rupture.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 16, 2026
The rules appear to have been written for injections, not ointments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2025
"It's the season for skin infections and we don't have creams or ointments for bacterial infections, no medicines to treat scabies and head lice."
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2025
The room was dim, save for a desk lamp on a table filled with gauze and ointments and other medical supplies.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
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"Be Prepared" by Vera Brosgol
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