pills
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Patients can also get abortion drugs from peer-to-peer networks, like Red State Access, that provide imported abortion pills with no medical consultation or prescription needed.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
Demand is up for several reasons; more doctors are prescribing the transdermal bioidentical estradiol, and the manufacturing process for patches is more labor-intensive and time-consuming than making pills.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
Last fall, legislators in Sacramento expanded those protections by allowing pills to be mailed without either the doctor or the patient’s name attached.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026
None of this diminishes the importance of the pills, which have thus far been rolled out only in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Grandma handed me a tissue, a couple of pills, and a bottle of water.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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