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as in tablet
a small mass containing medicine to be taken orally
you'll have to take one of these pills every six hours for your flu
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as in dog
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
she can be such a pill when things don't go her way
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Another way to address the anxiety and stress that some women may experience is to lean on friends, both in person and virtually, who are going through this life change.
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Katia Hetter, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
The idea of taking a literal chill pill to transform your health is everywhere right now.
—Jessie Van Amburg, SELF, 29 Oct. 2024
Also, for other options, there are birth control pills and IUDs that do not have hormones and do not have the same breast cancer risk.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 28 Oct. 2024
The numbers do not account for pills obtained from outside the medical system in the earlier period, when those prescriptions most often came from abroad.
—Geoff Mulvihill, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
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Katia Hetter, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
The idea of taking a literal chill pill to transform your health is everywhere right now.
—Jessie Van Amburg, SELF, 29 Oct. 2024
Also, for other options, there are birth control pills and IUDs that do not have hormones and do not have the same breast cancer risk.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 28 Oct. 2024
The numbers do not account for pills obtained from outside the medical system in the earlier period, when those prescriptions most often came from abroad.
—Geoff Mulvihill, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
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OnX gathers that data and builds layers of graphics that show exactly where app users should avoid and displays it on a phone or tablet on the onX Backcountry, onX Offroad, and onX Hunt apps.Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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Not only does the tablet come with a highly protective case, but also ad-free content.Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Responding officers found the dog, and advised the owner to take the dog in.cleveland, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2023
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Police brought in hundreds of law enforcement personnel with dogs, armored carriers, horses and helicopters that circled overhead.Maryclaire Dale, Marc Levy and Michael Rubinkam, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Sep. 2023
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The capsule also includes cashmere blends for softness.Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
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Limited quantities of the Kith X New Balance Madison Square Garden capsule will be available beginning November 4 at 11 a.m. EST at select Kith shops and on kith.com.Essence, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
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Or averred that Biden was sharp as a tack and that anyone who suggested otherwise was a jerk.Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The extra that was shot by accident earlier this season was one such obnoxious jerk.Erik Kain, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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It Chapter Two is down to clown, again — in a bloody, silly, overwrought sequel Moving down the tension scale to thrillers, Netflix is offloading a few particularly popular titles.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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An 8-year-old girl fought off a man wearing a clown mask who police in Colorado reported attacked and attempted to kidnap her during a break-in at her family's home last week.Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
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The county also confirmed the disease in eight skunks, two raccoons, two foxes and a dog, who also bit a person.Brooke Park, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Oct. 2024
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Goetz also calls out juniper and boxwood foliage for notoriously smelling like cat urine, hawthorn tree flowers for smelling like carrion, and the flashy flowers of crown fritillaria (Fritillaria imperialis) bulbs for mimicking a skunk.Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Oct. 2024
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Read the full Cancer Daily Horoscope Leo (July 23 - August 22) Playing practical joker?USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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These psychological and professional maneuverings are, from the start, shuffled madly by a joker in the deck, whose introduction to the story is a mark of Bodet’s cinematographic and comedic inspiration.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 9 July 2024
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The landscape also included large primates, rodents, snakes, crabs — and even carnivorous marsupials.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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His videos often consisted of him handling venomous snakes, showing off crocodiles and taking care of the family’s giraffe.Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Pill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pill. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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