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Manufacturers now use different ratings on the labels of the creams - from mild to very potent - so there is more clarity on the strength of these medications.
From BBC
“Monarch” swaggers forth on the strength of Kurt Russell’s rebel cowboy spirit.
From Salon
Depending on the strength of your credit score, lenders can offer rates comparable to a conventional auto loan — although be warned that a personal loan could also come with a considerably higher interest rate, depending on your credit score.
From MarketWatch
He did so on the strength of a performance that required him to inhabit dual roles as twin brothers Smoke and Stack in Ryan Coogler’s vampires-in-the-Mississippi Delta smash.
But as one Gen Z star’s public approval goes down, another’s rises, on the strength of a “bixie.”
From Slate
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