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Recent Examples of incontinence
The three main symptoms are gait issues, urinary incontinence and cognitive difficulties.
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Anna Kaplan, NBC news, 22 July 2025
The study, published Tuesday in the journal Environmental Science and Technology Letters, analyzed 43 period underwear, eight reusable pads, four menstrual cups, three reusable incontinence underwear and one reusable incontinence pad — a total of 59 products.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 22 July 2025
This is characterized by marked confusion, inability to stand or walk, vomiting and incontinence.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
At Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women doctors discovered that what she had been told was just bladder incontinence was actually amniotic fluid.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 10 June 2025
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Anna Kaplan, NBC news, 22 July 2025
The study, published Tuesday in the journal Environmental Science and Technology Letters, analyzed 43 period underwear, eight reusable pads, four menstrual cups, three reusable incontinence underwear and one reusable incontinence pad — a total of 59 products.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 22 July 2025
This is characterized by marked confusion, inability to stand or walk, vomiting and incontinence.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
At Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women doctors discovered that what she had been told was just bladder incontinence was actually amniotic fluid.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incontinence
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The ruling landed as a symbolic rebuke of Musk’s sway over Tesla, and a warning about the excesses of Silicon Valley’s cult-of-founder ethos.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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An excess of dry fuels and vegetation is compounded by fire weather conditions that are becoming more common year-round.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 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
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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
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Cataloging these uses of this phrase must widen our sense of the stark differences expressed by Pride and Prejudice’s other characters about Elizabeth’s almost-wildness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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Known for raising his arms like a human DeLorean while peering in for his sign, Kimbrel has been prone to bouts of wildness.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Can any country lay claim to grasping that just-right balance of luxury and indulgence better than Italy?—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
2 Sep. 2025
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There are plenty of opportunities to balance your indulgences with activities, for one, the Tryall Club has a spectacular tennis club with nine courts offering matches and daily clinics with expert instructors.—
Rana Good,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Their casualness and comfort were the characteristics that earned them a top spot in the fashion of the moment.—
Michel Mejía,
Glamour,
1 Sep. 2025
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With trigger-warning culture on the wane and a brutish permissiveness creeping back into society, corporate scolds have lost much of their power.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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That era of permissiveness is now over.—
Vivian Toh,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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And does that free hand look right?—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
30 Aug. 2025
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Remove the Old Pot To remove your monstera from its pot, tip the pot to the side, grasp the monstera’s stems with your free hand, and gently wriggle your plant out of its pot.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Incontinence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incontinence. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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