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Recent Examples of incontinence
Memory loss, incontinence and trouble walking are also common.
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 23 May 2025
Additional symptoms can include bleeding between periods, pelvic pain, and urinary incontinence.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 2 June 2025
Immediate and permanent effects from treatment often include impotence and incontinence.
—Gina Kolata, New York Times, 20 May 2025
That includes impotence, incontinence and life-threatening infections.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 23 May 2025
Additional symptoms can include bleeding between periods, pelvic pain, and urinary incontinence.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 2 June 2025
Immediate and permanent effects from treatment often include impotence and incontinence.
—Gina Kolata, New York Times, 20 May 2025
That includes impotence, incontinence and life-threatening infections.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incontinence
Noun
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Her book, like her performances, lives in the productive tension between discipline and excess.—
Matthew Clark Davison,
Literary Hub,
11 July 2025
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Once considered a watchdog for the excesses of union leadership, the Teamsters for a Democratic Union mostly now follows O’Brien.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
10 July 2025
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Over a career that made headlines for landmark victories such as a six-figure judgment, later reversed, against LAPD Chief Daryl Gates, Yagman also became notorious for intemperance, most pointedly evidenced by his brutal characterization of a federal judge.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Oct. 2021
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In a situation that forbids explicit expressions of intemperance or protest, mischief is the perfect solution.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
7 June 2022
Noun
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The Fiscal Inversion of Luxury Where most governments slap excise taxes on luxury goods to extract value from indulgence and use ability to pay as a stand-in for progressivity in taxation, Sweden took the exact opposite route.—
Andrew Leahey,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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Austin's Tarrytown neighborhood has a new spot for frozen indulgence: Zeds, an ice cream shop bringing a taste of New Zealand to 2727 Exposition Blvd #128.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Where Zepeda mostly looks to create space from in close, Stevenson adds a wrinkle to his game, either creating space or tying up one of his opponent's arms while looking to land with his free hand while also putting foe out of position through pressure.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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The proposal still requires approval from EU member states but, if adopted, travelers could soon be guaranteed a lot more free hand luggage than is currently standard on the region’s budget airlines.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
5 July 2025
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“Incontinence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incontinence. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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