overdose
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Or they didn’t think that the city should be burning tens of millions of dollars to send fire trucks “to every overdose, every sprained ankle, every toothache,” as Mr. Pratt has said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
But investigations found he had been accidentally poisoned with an overdose of vitamin D that had been prescribed for growing pains.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Evidence came from individual patient case reports and animal studies, particularly in severe overdose cases.
From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2026
Adichie's sister-in-law, Dr Anthea Esege Nwandu, a physician and professor with decades of experience, said she had been told the boy had been administered an overdose of propofol, to sedate him to conduct MRI tests.
From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026
He wondered if he were suffering from malaria, or, worse, from an overdose of Atabrine tablets.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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