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painkiller

[peyn-kil-er] / ˈpeɪnˌkɪl ər /


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Wall Street has been focusing on the company’s next-generation painkiller Journavax, as well as its IgA nephropathy treatment.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

However it stops short of the NHS Lanarkshire guidance that people currently taking the painkiller should begin cutting back.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

He previously wrote about Samsung from Seoul, but in prior stints at the Journal's New York, Atlanta and Chicago offices, he covered Wall Street's biggest buyers, painkiller addiction, airlines and food.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

The idea that a humble painkiller could help prevent cancer is both exciting and provocative.

From Science Daily • Jan. 20, 2026

He was putting more ice on my mouth because the painkiller they had given me at the hospital was wearing off.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio