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pap

[pap] / pæp /


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Marfisee’s own survey of the mission’s female residents found that nearly 90% were not up to date on recommended cancer screenings like mammograms and pap smears, which detect early cervical cancer.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Some of them have been feeding on spoon-fed pap by the rich and powerful for so long that — as A.J.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2025

Kaitlin Bonfiglio, who avoided pap smears for over a decade due to pain from her pelvic floor dysfunction, was so astonished when her doctor offered her an at-home test that she actually cried.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2025

We produce pap with snap for various news-information silos.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2025

Terrified, I deserted the pap ’n vleis and fled to Mother.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane