Meaning of rialto | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A marketplace, literally or figuratively.
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2. A central area of San Polo sestiere, Venice, Veneto, Italy.
3. A comune in Savona province, Liguria, Italy.
4. A city in San Bernardino County, California, United States.

Examples

“Since word of semaglutide’s slimming effects hit the diet-culture rialto, people have been clamoring for it. In 2022, the FDA listed semaglutide drugs as in shortage. People who couldn’t wait for the real thing began to turn to specialized pharmacies that cook up Ozempic knock-offs as if it were bathtub gin, sometimes with tragic results.”

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