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a substance or preparation used to treat disease
the museum has an exhibit on some of the strange physics that were once used to cure disease
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Recent Examples of physics
Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026
This ubiquitous technology came from our understanding of quantum physics.
—Big Think, 23 Apr. 2026
Expert witness on lead exposure After Sullivan's testimony, the defense called expert witness Aaron Specht, an assistant professor at Purdue University with expertise in environmental health and physics.
—Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Johnson is entranced by physics.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2026
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Noun
At its core, the concept suggests that certain equations describing gravity can be mathematically rewritten using equations from particle physics.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026
This ubiquitous technology came from our understanding of quantum physics.
—Big Think, 23 Apr. 2026
Expert witness on lead exposure After Sullivan's testimony, the defense called expert witness Aaron Specht, an assistant professor at Purdue University with expertise in environmental health and physics.
—Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Johnson is entranced by physics.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for physics
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In fact, product liability lawsuits alleging patient injuries have been filed overwhelmingly against pharmaceutical giants Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk, which manufacture name-brand weight loss drugs, court data shows.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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Her results came back as estrogen receptor-positive stage 2A breast cancer, meaning her cancer had estrogen receptors that would respond to hormone therapy drugs.—
Ayren Jackson-Cannady,
SELF,
29 May 2026
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Pregnant women and people with autoimmune disorders or who take blood pressure or thyroid medications should evaluate carefully before adding adaptogens or nootropics to their routine.—
Lauren Schuster,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2026
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Pregnant women, people with autoimmune disorders and anyone taking blood pressure or thyroid medications should think carefully before adding these ingredients to their routine.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2026
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After her godson doctors her résumé, Maya lands a C-suite job at a beauty company and almost immediately makes an enemy out of the boss’ daughter.—
James Mercadante,
EW.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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It can usually be managed effectively with over-the-counter remedies and often resolves on its own after middle age.—
Petra Guglielmetti,
Glamour,
27 May 2026
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For retailers selling across multiple regions, that type of operational structure is relevant as brands evaluate how reimbursements, protection programs and customer remedies are managed.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
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If patents started getting granted, those cheaper medicines would not be available.—
Aisha Nyandoro,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The day before the WHO learned of the hantavirus outbreak, however, negotiators failed to agree on how to equitably share critical pathogen samples, vaccines, and medicines between richer and poorer countries during future outbreaks.—
Neil Vora,
Time,
22 May 2026
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Advertisement Regardless of the facts, each side views itself as the aggrieved party and the other as the aggressor, sees the stakes as too high to step back unilaterally, and treats restraint as surrender.—
Bruce Sibley,
Time,
29 May 2026
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What does work is a containment pattern that treats every agent action as an external call requiring authorization at the action level, not the session level.—
Shreyans Mehta,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Her father — struggling with poverty and the grief over his wife's death — wants to shoot it, but Jessica secretly nurses the animal back to health, bringing her closer to her father in the process.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
25 Nov. 2025
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“Physics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/physics. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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