ointment
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Some families are also rejecting the eye ointment.
From Salon • May 7, 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
A clear pattern emerged based on whether the implant had been exposed to petrolatum-based ointment.
From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026
The source of all the trouble was a medication called betamethasone, which Baffert has steadfastly argued was administered in an ointment for a rash on Medina Spirit’s hindquarters.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2025
And then Mona was smearing an ointment over the cut, and she pressed a cloth against it.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
Vocabulary lists containing ointment
"Be Prepared" by Vera Brosgol
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