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Key Takeaways Nasacort (triamcinolone acetonide) is a steroid nose spray that reduces allergy symptoms.—Megan Nunn, Verywell Health, 23 Oct. 2025 But once that first spray hit my skin?—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 23 Oct. 2025
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So the little Indian doctor took off and came back with a mask and sprayed all around the room.—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025 The inflatable costumes were inspired by a Portland protester wearing a frog suit, who was sprayed by a federal agent with a chemical spray earlier in the month outside an immigration facility.—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spray
Kevin O’Connell will no doubt endeavor to get McCarthy off to a strong scripted start, and the Minnesota game plan from there should be centered around easy completions with the occasional big-time throw sprinkled in.
The Babycatcher chewed his twig and held on to a thin rope, not much more than a string, which disappeared up into the canopy, likely connected to the pulleys and rigs and tackle that worked the biggest net down below.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
Even crows craft tools, bending twigs to similar ends.
Additionally, analysts will likely pepper management with questions about oral GLP-1 orforglipron, a potential driver of growth next year and beyond.
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Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
26 Oct. 2025
The Sharks peppered New York Islanders goalie Ilya Sorokin with 29 shots in the first two periods, but were their own worst enemy at times, especially in front of their own net, in a 4-3 loss at UBS Arena.
According to local press, this dispute over a simple spit of land could have culminated in bloodshed.
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Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
26 Oct. 2025
In the past, only elite researchers had access to their genetic fingerprints, but now personal genotyping is available to anyone who orders the service online and mails in a spit sample.
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