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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

Footage of the event showed several people trying to restrain the pair as they sprayed the stones with a mix of cornflour, talcum powder and orange dye.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025

At 19 he joined the Polka Tulk Blues Band, named after the brand of talcum powder favored by his mother.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025

Packed in my picnic basket beside my chair, Banana Cake joined me while watching sunsets on some of the most beautiful, sugar white, talcum powder soft beaches in the world.

From Salon ● Apr. 25, 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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