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Recent Examples of incontinence
No sales tax on some hygiene products HB 594 ends sales tax for diapers, incontinence supplies and period products.
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2025
Other miscellaneous symptoms may occur, such as blood pressure complications, difficulty regulating body temperature, fainting, frequent falls, constipation, urinary incontinence and poor sense of smell.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2025
During Season 3, Harry had been experiencing penile symptoms such as erectile dysfunction and incontinence, which prompted him to go to the doctor, who diagnosed him with prostate cancer.
—Scarlett Harris, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
The intimate wear industry’s applications include nursing bras, period underwear and incontinence liners, while medical and healthcare can utilize Twinery for post-surgical garments and bedding.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2025
Other miscellaneous symptoms may occur, such as blood pressure complications, difficulty regulating body temperature, fainting, frequent falls, constipation, urinary incontinence and poor sense of smell.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2025
During Season 3, Harry had been experiencing penile symptoms such as erectile dysfunction and incontinence, which prompted him to go to the doctor, who diagnosed him with prostate cancer.
—Scarlett Harris, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
The intimate wear industry’s applications include nursing bras, period underwear and incontinence liners, while medical and healthcare can utilize Twinery for post-surgical garments and bedding.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incontinence
Noun
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The process could, in fact, help rectify that excess of grapes, causing supply to eventually even out with demand.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
8 Nov. 2025
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Unless the category could be brought under control, the excess threatened to self-propagate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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But in 1832, people believed cholera was linked to intemperance and vice, which were thought to weaken the body.—
William E. Watson,
The Conversation,
1 Aug. 2025
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Johnson was also a movement candidate, propelled into office by energized unions, frustrated progressives, and backlash from decades of police intemperance and economic inequality.—
Andy Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
21 July 2025
Noun
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Grace’s playfully feral wantonness is funny and bewitching, but her schtick loses its luster for Jackson, who takes a job that keeps him away from home, leaving her with the baby.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
6 Nov. 2025
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Maybe fear is our default lens on wildness—a leftover instinct that once kept us uneaten.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Niners match with their own brand of wildness.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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But younger shoppers are increasingly cutting back on small daily indulgences while redirecting those savings toward statement pieces.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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Looking past the realm of outerwear to find accessories that are the ultimate fall and winter indulgence, from Gucci’s Horsebit ballet flats, to Saint Laurent’s Jamie bag.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Besides, that gives a bit of camaraderie and casualness to exudes fun, rather than stress.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
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With all, the charm lies in that tension between formality and casualness.—
Alex Sales,
Glamour,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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What then to make of Netflix’s permissiveness toward the theatrical experience this awards season?—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
3 Nov. 2025
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However, Thalund and screenwriter Marianne Lentz imbue the set-up with a fresh 2025 perspective while attuning the material to a very particular Danish frequency in a society perpetually triangulating between child-centric educational approaches, permissiveness and conformity.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Sep. 2025
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The actor held her red and lilac bouquet in his free hand.—
Michael Nied,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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For a few seconds, the phones are overwhelmed by the free hands of fans who simply want to wave at Myers and maybe catch a smile or a wink in return.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Incontinence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incontinence. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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