Recent Examples on the WebPeople with pronounced laxity tend to require skin removal, which can only be done by cutting around the ears.—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 1 May 2024 In a full facelift, the surgeon might address facial sagging or jowls (on the cheeks or jaw), deep wrinkles (around the mouth), and laxity or excess fat along the jawline and on the neck all in one go.—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 17 Apr. 2024 Explaining Change Healthcare and the gravity of its cyberattack
The contrast between the proactive and aggressive protective mechanisms in place in the financial services sector and the relative laxity in health care’s critical IT infrastructure is striking and unsustainable.—Jonathan Slotkin and David Vawdrey, STAT, 14 Mar. 2024 Those with minimal skin laxity who are in the market for prevention will perhaps benefit most.—Isabella Ubaldi, Health, 20 Mar. 2024 Plus, weight loss could neither help eliminate my concern altogether nor the skin laxity in the area.—Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 6 Mar. 2024 In some ways, this shift felt entirely predictable, as if a rubber band stretched tight had snapped back to laxity.—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 5 Mar. 2024 Body-firming creams help to address the appearance of skin laxity and crepiness.—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 24 Feb. 2024 Pratt hit his first four shots in the opening 5:46 then Jamison scored eight quick points midway through the first half to keep it a one-possession game despite UWM's laxity with the basketball.—Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2024
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