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Word: soother (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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...that have a little, very little, popularity. The serious movies Hollywood gives awards to in January and February are precisely the kind it avoids making for most of the year. The Oscars are largely an affirmative action program, where the industry scratches its niche. The show is a conscience soother, but not a crowd pleaser...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Do Film Critics Know Anything? | 12/10/2007 | See Source »

...SOUND SOOTHER 20 RELAXATION MACHINE For anyone kept awake by snoring, this box offers 20 more pleasant soundscapes. If you miss the familiar drone, try the "fog horn" setting. www.sharperimage.com...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Best Of Tech | 11/18/2002 | See Source »

...wonder drugs in today's medical arsenal, the heartburn treatment Prilosec has long been the most successful. The stomach soother reaped an astonishing $6.2 billion in sales last year to make it the best-selling prescription drug ever--a title Prilosec stands to lose when its patent expires in October. But if the drug's maker, British firm AstraZeneca, behaves like many of its counterparts in the industry, it won't easily relinquish its monopoly. Indeed, sources confirmed to TIME that the Federal Trade Commission has quietly launched an investigation into whether AstraZeneca illegally blocked generic competition to protect...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RX For Nosebleed Prices | 5/21/2001 | See Source »

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