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a small mass containing medicine to be taken orally take two tablets of the medication every eight hours
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Recent Examples of tablet Accepted medications that can be disposed of at the event include tablets, capsules and other solid forms of prescription drugs, patches, vaping devices and cartridges with lithium batteries removed, prescription ointments, pet medications and vitamins. —
Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026 This model also includes cellular connectivity and Nano Texture Glass for the least glare of any tablet on the market. —K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2026 One scene found the toys dealing with being shunted aside by their owner Bonnie (Scarlett Spears), in favor of Lilypad (Greta Lee), a tablet designed in the face of a frog that allows its owner to build chat groups and play interactive games with friends for hours and hours. —Brent Lang, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026 Two search warrants said investigators are combing through electronics, including a cell phone and tablet, that were seized after the 12-year-old was found dead in her home. —Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tablet
Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026 This model also includes cellular connectivity and Nano Texture Glass for the least glare of any tablet on the market. —K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2026 One scene found the toys dealing with being shunted aside by their owner Bonnie (Scarlett Spears), in favor of Lilypad (Greta Lee), a tablet designed in the face of a frog that allows its owner to build chat groups and play interactive games with friends for hours and hours. —Brent Lang, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026 Two search warrants said investigators are combing through electronics, including a cell phone and tablet, that were seized after the 12-year-old was found dead in her home. —Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tablet
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Authorities say the teen carefully plotted the shooting at his Barrow County high school, including allegedly leaving a notebook with handwritten instructions detailing the steps to prepare for the violence and a diagram of his classroom.— Dan Raby, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
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The notebook pages are like an archaeological dig.— Adam Moss, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
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Set in 2016, 19-year-old Susie drops out of NYU to come home to Brentwood and pop pills by the pool.— Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
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Cook received the oxycodone supply from her mother and step-grandmother, who were both Medicaid recipients, and used the benefits to get pills.— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
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When most teenagers are focused on school and social life, Miri Ahuja, a freshman at Evergreen Valley High School, has been busy quietly changing her community — one pad at a time.— Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026
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The launch pad endured a lightning strike on April 27, but SpaceX said the rocket was healthy for the attempt.— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
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Glover also got a chance to test out the manual controls on the capsule ahead of future missions.— Mark Osborne, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
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The four-day homebound cruise ended with an on-target reentry, with the Orion capsule reaching a top speed of some 24,661 mph, just shy of the all-time human speed record set on the Apollo 10 mission returning from the Moon in 1969.— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Apr. 2026
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“Tablet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/tablet. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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