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talcum powder

[tal-kuhm] / ˈtæl kəm /
NOUN
baby powder
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J&J said Monday it has agreed to settle the remaining suits accusing the company’s talcum powder of causing ovarian cancer.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

He also won a $4.69 billion verdict in 2018 for women and their families who said asbestos-tainted talcum powder caused ovarian cancer.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 28, 2026

Thousands of UK claimants have filed legal action against US pharmaceutical and cosmetics giant Johnson & Johnson alleging people diagnosed with cancers were exposed to asbestos in its talcum powder, lawyers said Thursday.

From Barron's Oct. 16, 2025

The claims of links between talcum powder and cancer revolve around asbestos - a known cause of cancer.

From BBC Oct. 15, 2025

Either late Friday night or early Saturday morning, he placed my birthday money and my allowance on my dresser next to my talcum powder and my Timex.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia




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