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pill

[pil] / pɪl /
NOUN
capsule of medicine
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NOUN
person who is annoying
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Roche expects its experimental lung-cancer pill, divarasib, to become the new standard treatment for an advanced form of the disease.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Possible approaches include simplifying medication schedules, combining multiple treatments into a single pill, and prescribing longer-acting drugs that can help limit the consequences of an occasional missed dose.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

That's a bitter pill to swallow for Dr Noor Mohammed, a harried young doctor.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

It can be a bitter pill to swallow.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

I wrapped Sky in a blanket, Mr. McCall gave her a pill, and I put her on the plane.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

It’s also possible that the post was just a post, and that no pills were ever ordered.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

It’s fair to assume many of us require a stern talking-to, like dogs who need their pills hidden inside the cheese that is Cruise’s Mr. Movies persona.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

Rather than a typical medical clinic, it provides women with access to resources, including pills, and a space to be able to seek support or carry out the pharmacological abortion.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

They’ve floated ideas like buying remote islands, stockpiling iodine pills, or moving to electromagnetically shielded bunkers in the desert.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

The aides to help me shower or bring me pills.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman


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