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Pesticide exposure Exposure to glyphosate, an herbicide that is often sprayed on crops as a pesticide, could block the body’s ability to fight off cancer, according to Lake.—Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2025 Narcan, the nasal spray version of naloxone, has received F.D.A. approval to be sold over the counter and should be widely available by late summer.—Moises Velasquez-Manoff, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Noun
In 2019, the FDA approved a nasal spray containing a form of ketamine called esketamine (sold under the brand name Spravato) for patients with depression who hadn’t responded to other treatments.—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2025 Think of Alpha Centauri as a wet dog after a long muddy walk, shaking off a damp spray of dirt, mud, water, and even tiny pebbles.—Robert Lea, Space.com, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spray
Limbs and twigs dangled by threads of bark, or were scattered underneath, completeIv broken away.
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Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
13 Feb. 2025
Missy Elliott, Charli xcx, Megan Thee Stallion, Benson Boone, Lisa of BLACKPINK, FKA twigs, MARINA, Tyla, Clairo, Anitta, beabadoobee and more will also be playing the festival.
As a result, the court gave the Metropolitan AME Church ownership of the trademark, giving them the right to deny use of the group's name and yellow or black laurel wreath symbol.
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Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2025
Since the small wreath is artificial, it can be used as decor before the holiday and for future celebrations.
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