own medicine
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Moderna was founded in 2010 on the premise that cells could be instructed to create their own medicine using mRNA.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Crockett called Greene an “instigator” who can’t stand a taste of her own medicine.
From Salon ● Nov. 23, 2025
Palace gave Liverpool a dose of their own medicine with a late goal in a 2-1 victory that finally exposed the flaws in Slot's team.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2025
This was a taste of their own medicine, especially in the first half, when they were very lucky to equalise - they had not managed a shot on target before Gabriel's own goal.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2024
I tried to convince myself that punks don’t feel guilty about giving mean people a taste of their own medicine, but by the time we got home, I felt even crummier about my joke.
From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez
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