as in medication
a substance or preparation used to treat disease
prescribed a drug to treat the bacterial infection
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Recent Examples of drug
Allison Palmer
march 3, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
What court documents allege Authorities allege that Clifton became involved in the drug trade since at least November, when a confidential informant said that Beamon, who was living with Clifton, was reupping his supply of drugs.
—Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2026
Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
Prosecutors said the brothers, while working with others, repeatedly and violently drugged, assaulted, and raped the women.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 16 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The current scope covers 10 drugs — the savings are real but not universal — and the framework now exists for expansion.
—Allison Palmer
march 3, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
What court documents allege Authorities allege that Clifton became involved in the drug trade since at least November, when a confidential informant said that Beamon, who was living with Clifton, was reupping his supply of drugs.
—Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
In The Bone Temple, Samson develops an unexpected kinship with Kelson, who learns how to drug the alpha into a more docile state.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
Prosecutors said the brothers, while working with others, repeatedly and violently drugged, assaulted, and raped the women.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 16 Jan. 2026
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In 2022, former President Joe Biden’s BOP reinstated the Transgender Offender Manual, which was originally released by the Obama-Biden administration in January 2017, but that version had only made hormone medication accessible at the time.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Mar. 2026
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While mushrooms can be nutritional powerhouses, eating the wrong species of mushroom can kill you, while others can cause allergic reactions, digestive issues and negatively interact with certain medications, especially blood thinners.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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Key Takeaways The standard creatine dose for muscle growth and athletic performance is 3-5 grams per day.—
Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
3 Mar. 2026
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Only 150 or so of 2025’s measles cases—7 percent—occurred in people known to have received at least one MMR dose.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2026
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Legal IDs are required to access health care, obtain housing, have a job, vote, attend college, access financial assistance or even purchase cold medicine at a pharmacy.—
Noelle Martin,
The Conversation,
1 Mar. 2026
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Ferrigno, a hospital administrator and doctor with a background in emergency room medicine, also was working during the Nor’easter to support the staff.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2026
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Soaking the hair in apple cider vinegar is a common at-home remedy that may help reduce irritation with mixed results.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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Broce has been applauded for reducing the number of complex needs kids living in hotels, a troublesome practice many states use as a remedy.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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When a doctor was told there was no cure for his daughter's condition, he was motivated to transform not only her health, but the lives of thousands of others.—
Suzanne Le Mignot,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026
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An investment now in prevention will be worth a pound of cure later.—
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Drug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drug. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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