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aspirins

  • plural
    of aspirin.
    aspirin
    noun
    a white, crystalline substance, C 9 H 8 O 4 , derivative of salicylic acid, used as an anti-inflammatory agent and to relieve the pain of headache, rheumatism, gout, neuralgia, etc.; acetylsalicylic acid.

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"He then went off to try and find aspirins at the far end of the clubhouse - and collapsed."

From BBC May 20, 2026

“Auntie Dosie had to have three aspirins, but Auntie Hannah, who liked port, stood in the middle of the snowbound back yard, singing like a big-bosomed thrush.”

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 19, 2025

"The next morning, when I started having the symptoms and I clearly knew what was going on, she put one of those aspirins inside of my tongue and that saved my life," said Banderas.

From Fox News Nov. 1, 2019

While there are no $10 aspirins, there’s not much in the way of other amenities, either.

From Slate Jan. 28, 2014

He took a lot of aspirins, ate very little, and hardly slept during the night.

From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez