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Recent Examples of incontinence
Urinary incontinence is especially prevalent.
—
Jennifer Byrne, Popular Science, 5 Mar. 2026
At Texas Diaper Bank, Bachran is seeing a supply gap in multigenerational households for the basic essentials the organization steps in to provide, which include baby diapers, wipes, incontinence supplies, and menstrual products.
—Sierra Leone Starks, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026
Bladder Problems As many as 40% of women may experience incontinence during perimenopause.
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 13 Feb. 2026
This fern can help calm incontinence naturally and soothe inflamed bladders.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
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Jennifer Byrne, Popular Science, 5 Mar. 2026
At Texas Diaper Bank, Bachran is seeing a supply gap in multigenerational households for the basic essentials the organization steps in to provide, which include baby diapers, wipes, incontinence supplies, and menstrual products.
—Sierra Leone Starks, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026
Bladder Problems As many as 40% of women may experience incontinence during perimenopause.
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 13 Feb. 2026
This fern can help calm incontinence naturally and soothe inflamed bladders.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incontinence
Noun
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Yet the outcome of the big bang was somehow a tiny sliver more matter than antimatter—all the galaxies, dust and living things in the universe belong to this minuscule excess.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
8 May 2026
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Delano Miami Beach, which was built in 1947 and became a wildly popular hot spot for celebrities and a symbol of Miami Beach excess after a 1995 renovation, has reopened after six years.—
Connie Ogle
May 8,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
Noun
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This kind of depravity, licentiousness and polemical theatrics has no place on such a traditional and once wholesome presentation of the coming of a new year in our great nation and especially on the eve of the 250th anniversary of the greatest experiment in democracy and freedom in history.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2026
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This kind of depravity, licentiousness and polemical theatrics has no place on such a traditional and once-wholesome presentation of the coming of a new year, especially on the eve of the 250th anniversary of the greatest experiment in democracy and freedom in history.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
3 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The power to issue absolute pardons, explicitly stipulated in the founding document, has been exploited with bipartisan intemperance.—
Stephen Kotkin,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
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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
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
Noun
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The trade-off was his life for his wildness.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
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Still, its close proximity to one of the most populous cities in the nation has spurred a five-year boom, drawing new residents (including celebrities such as Friday Night Lights star Kyle Chandler) and weekend visitors with its distinct wildness and quietude compared to the nearby metropolis.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Certainly, costs have risen, but those sorts of checks have made a hurried meal feel like an expensive indulgence and really not that different, cost-wise, from a full-service experience.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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The most common indulgence by far was alcohol, but many flyers also turn to marijuana edibles and non-prescribed medication to deal with flight jitters.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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The house did not have a European or East Coast seriousness, but rather a Californian dimension rooted in casualness, improvisation, and lack of pretension.—
Rem Koolhaas,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 2026
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In beach towns or summer destinations, hats and tank tops can be more about comfort than casualness, prompting some to wonder how consistently the rules can be enforced.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Some of this unprecedented editorial permissiveness can be attributed to the disappearance of a stable moral consensus to bind the ruling class to its subjects, who have come to develop the conviction that the Establishment has nothing good to say for itself.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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The suggestion, in other words, is that the chatbot should err on the side of permissiveness in response to user prompts for erotic material.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Incontinence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incontinence. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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