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tampon

[tam-pon] / ˈtæm pɒn /




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I got my period and asked a woman in the train station for a tampon.

From Slate Oct. 28, 2024

It's childish and weird to act like even looking at a tampon box will emasculate you.

From Salon Aug. 8, 2024

One consumer study conducted in 2022 found that out of 23 tampon brands lab tested, 22% contained indications of PFAS.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 12, 2024

Lara's currently on one-to-one observations for her own safety, which means someone has to escort her to the toilet and watch her change a pad or tampon.

From BBC Oct. 16, 2023

Thinking of this reminds me of Charlie and the day I had to change my tampon while we were hiking Big Blue—the six-mile-long extension of the blue trail.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King

It didn’t work: By early this year many sections of the bridge were littered with locks and other rubbish, including unused tampons, a foot influencer’s single sock and a pill bottle with a Hungarian label.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 10, 2026

Some may ask for menstrual hygiene products, like pads and tampons.

From Salon Feb. 4, 2026

A zero rate of VAT on tampons and other sanitary products was introduced by the UK government in 2021.

From BBC Jan. 30, 2025

These chemicals can help make the material in tampons and pads more absorbent, but advocates argue they can be replaced by safer substances.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 30, 2024

Before we leave, we stop by CVS, and I pick up tampons.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

The trachea must be divided and tamponed by a Trendelenburg canula, after which the larynx must be carefully dissected out.

From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Joseph Bell

The after-treatment consists in tamponing the wound with pledgets of iodoform gauze or a mixture of iodoform 1 part and glycerin 4 parts.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry




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