saline
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Water running off farmlands flows into the saline lake, and less water would shrink the lake faster, affecting wildlife and nearby communities where windblown dust brings high asthma rates and other health problems.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026
Researchers in the late 1970s found that after patients had their molars extracted, an IV saline drip provided pain relief through the body’s natural ability to produce endorphins.
From Slate • Jan. 30, 2026
The woman said in the suit that Rubin requested she replace her saline implants with silicone, since that was a sturdier material.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026
In this scenario, nematodes could have clung to feathers after birds visited saline lakes in South America and were then carried thousands of miles north.
From Science Daily • Jan. 10, 2026
Mom pushes down on the hypodermic syringe full of saline to flush the wound.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
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