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Definition of physics

plural of physic

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a substance or preparation used to treat disease the museum has an exhibit on some of the strange physics that were once used to cure disease

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present tense third-person singular of physic

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This maintenance strategy is also part of Morpho’s broader physics-first product design. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 20 July 2026 Colliding protons at record-setting energies of almost 14 trillion electron volts (TeV), the LHC became the world’s most powerful collider and redrew the map of experimental particle physics. — Florencia Canelli, Scientific American, 1 July 2026 The company that’s accustomed to defying gravity is now defying market physics. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 16 June 2026 That’s the same outfit responsible for Snowrunner, which is a great showcase of vehicular physics. — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for physics

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Four people, including a man serving time for murder, have been arrested and accused of smuggling drugs and other contraband into the Pulaski County jail, a news release from the county sheriff's office says.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Aug. 2026
Follow-up testing found that the street drugs contained high levels of N-methylclonazepam, a benzodiazepine that operates similarly to Xanax or Valium.

— Scott Maucione, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026

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The cost of daily life in Lake Stevens, Washington – fuel, groceries, medications and children’s formula – has added up.

— Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
The defense has their own expert witnesses set to testify, setting up the two sides to present conflicting arguments over Lindsay Clancy’s mental state, her medications, and postpartum psychosis.

— Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2026

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Somebody reached into the machinery that treats drinking water in a dozen states, in real towns, while the rest of us argued about model releases.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
An Elk Grove mother is fighting to change how California treats fatal car crashes after her son Connor Lopez, 23, was killed when a driver turned left in front of his motorcycle in April 2025.

— Ruyuan Li. Story produced with AI assistance, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026

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The pandemic marked a shift in business because the new storefront was busy with customers looking for natural remedies to fight COVID-19.

— Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Here’s what consumers should know about the recall, including all affected products and remedies.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 31 July 2026

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Ultimately, Etna’s closest bond is with the itinerant medic Hong who nurses his emaciated, shrapnel-scarred body.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
Rachel dates a shoe store operator named Lou (Bob Hoskins), while Charlotte nurses a crush on her handsome young school bus driver and flirts with Catholicism to the chagrin of her Jewish mother.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 17 July 2026

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In March, BioNTech announced that Sahin and his cofounder and wife Özlem Türeci, the company’s chief medical officer, would depart the company to lead a new biotech focused on developing mRNA medicines.

— Andrew Joseph, STAT, 3 Aug. 2026
The only comparable case in the last three years involved Los Nogales, a restaurant in Meeker, which allegedly dispensed antibiotics and non-narcotic cough medicines.

— Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 3 Aug. 2026

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