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After bromine was discovered in 1827, chemists could not resist experimenting with the new element. It didn't take long before they found uses for its compounds, in particular potassium bromide, which was used as a sedative to treat everything from epilepsy to sleeplessness. By the 20th century, bromide was being used figuratively to apply to anything or anyone that might put one to sleep because of commonness or just plain dullness.
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Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
In the 1800s bromides came about, an alternative to alcohol and opium used for centuries.
—Martha McPhee, Vogue, 24 July 2024
That point is shrill and shallow because De Sica, the artist who had previously directed the divorce drama The Children Are Watching Us, has already gone far past political bromides.
—Armond White, National Review, 19 June 2024
In many parts of the world, especially in Africa, the United States has already lost to China, which helps local economies without delivering moralizing bromides about governance and values.
—Zhou Bo, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2024
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“Bromide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bromide. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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