saline
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These included higher elevation areas with more moisture and vegetation, highly saline zones exposed to intense UV radiation, and fog-fed oases where plant life flourishes against the odds.
From Science Daily • Mar. 2, 2026
For hours, they were unconscious, neighbours later said - revived with water, then saline injections as the house filled with people and cries.
From BBC • Feb. 15, 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
McCandless was stirred by the austerity of this landscape, by its saline beauty.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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