as in liquor
a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk
after his daughter was born, the man never again touched alcohol
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Risk factors for systolic heart failure include having a history of smoking, misusing alcohol or drugs, and being overweight or obese.8
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Healthcare providers can diagnose systolic congestive heart failure using your medical history, performing a physical exam, and running some tests.
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Alexandria Nyembwe, Phd, Rn, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
Marijuana, the report argues, should be regulated the same way as alcohol and tobacco.
—Marin Cogan, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
The preliminary autopsy also listed contributing causes of acute intoxication by cocaine and alcohol and cardiopulmonary arrest, WOIO reported.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
The county coroner's office ruled Tyson's death a homicide in August, also listing as contributing factors a heart condition and cocaine and alcohol intoxication.
—CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024
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Alexandria Nyembwe, Phd, Rn, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
Marijuana, the report argues, should be regulated the same way as alcohol and tobacco.
—Marin Cogan, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
The preliminary autopsy also listed contributing causes of acute intoxication by cocaine and alcohol and cardiopulmonary arrest, WOIO reported.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
The county coroner's office ruled Tyson's death a homicide in August, also listing as contributing factors a heart condition and cocaine and alcohol intoxication.
—CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024
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Thieves in the San Fernando Valley have been yanking ATMs out of liquor stores and emptying the pockets of taco truck workers over the last three months, and police believe there may be additional victims or suspects.Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
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Saturday morning in his brother's liquor store, a gunman quickly ended that life, his family said.Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2024
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In a haven of savory goodness and booze, the bite of ooey gooey sweetness was a welcome treat.Felicia Campbell, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
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Despite her best efforts to kill a successful writing career with booze and Hollywood, Parker’s legacy is also like that of the Arizona: enduring, grand, and forever leaking into the shallow waters of other people’s prose.Sloane Crosley, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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Subscribe to our new food newsletter, Stuffed, to get Denver food and drink news sent straight to your inbox.Brittany Anas, The Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2024
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Returning drinks included the peppermint mocha, caramel brulée latte and the chestnut praline latte.Katie Wiseman, The Courier-Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
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The most precious underwater find is a blue bead, once used as currency to pay for enslaved people from Africa, tobacco, cotton and rum.Alev Aktar, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2024
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Finding Inspiration From Aperol’s Appeal The fast growth of St-Germain, which was especially popular with fancy mixologists, caught the attention of liquor giant Bacardi, which makes the namesake rum, Dewars Scotch whisky and Patrón tequila.John Kell, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Alcohol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alcohol. Accessed 20 Nov. 2024.
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