purgatives

plural of purgative

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Noun
  • In 2024, Detroit Free Press' Georgea Kovanis shared her experiences spending a year, along with photographer Mandi Wright, with Amanda, a woman addicted to drugs who is helping others like her, distributing harm reduction items that have saved lives.
    Detroit Free Press staff, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • So far, five boats believed to be carrying drugs have been intercepted in the Caribbean, with the death toll now rising to 21.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Gibson credited natural remedies and a special diet with curing her cancer.
    Jon Hamilton, NPR, 5 Oct. 2025
  • If a court affirms that the city retaliated against The Trap, Loy said potential remedies could include civil remedies, such as compensatory or punitive damages.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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