incontinence

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Recent Examples of incontinence Memory loss, incontinence and trouble walking are also common. Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 23 May 2025 Additional symptoms can include bleeding between periods, pelvic pain, and urinary incontinence. Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 2 June 2025 Immediate and permanent effects from treatment often include impotence and incontinence. Gina Kolata, New York Times, 20 May 2025 That includes impotence, incontinence and life-threatening infections. Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for incontinence
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Noun
  • Her book, like her performances, lives in the productive tension between discipline and excess.
    Matthew Clark Davison, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
  • Once considered a watchdog for the excesses of union leadership, the Teamsters for a Democratic Union mostly now follows O’Brien.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Over a career that made headlines for landmark victories such as a six-figure judgment, later reversed, against LAPD Chief Daryl Gates, Yagman also became notorious for intemperance, most pointedly evidenced by his brutal characterization of a federal judge.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2021
  • In a situation that forbids explicit expressions of intemperance or protest, mischief is the perfect solution.
    New York Times, New York Times, 7 June 2022
Noun
  • Amanda Edwards/WireImage Unlike luxury fashion or high-end accessories, where scarcity is often a deliberate strategy to generate buzz, products like jam and wine fall into the realm of everyday indulgences.
    Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
  • Spit is here and of the moment — a post-pandemic, germ-swapping indulgence.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • Where Zepeda mostly looks to create space from in close, Stevenson adds a wrinkle to his game, either creating space or tying up one of his opponent's arms while looking to land with his free hand while also putting foe out of position through pressure.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
  • The proposal still requires approval from EU member states but, if adopted, travelers could soon be guaranteed a lot more free hand luggage than is currently standard on the region’s budget airlines.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 5 July 2025

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“Incontinence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incontinence. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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