ointment
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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
The vitamin K shot is one of the three main interventions, along with the hepatitis B vaccine and an antibiotic ointment in the eyes, that newborns typically receive before leaving the hospital.
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
The only fly in the ointment might be what executives say about the rest of this year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Soon a nervous-looking woman with an explosive mop of carrot-red hair—Meggot—was escorting him belowdecks and smearing a thick, green ointment onto his hand, which cooled it and eased the pain.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
Vocabulary lists containing ointment
"Be Prepared" by Vera Brosgol
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