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patient

[pey-shuhnt] / ˈpeɪ ʃənt /


NOUN
person being treated for medical problem
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Patient, compassionate, inclusive, Ed’s God was very different from Dan’s.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Patient trials are planned to begin in Finland in spring 2026.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

Patient investors get the benefit of seeing more quarterly results and gauging SpaceX’s progress toward justifying its valuation.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The tribunal found that despite believing he was no longer Patient A's doctor, Patel's behaviour was reckless.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Patient reader, you may have been wondering what happened to my grandmother.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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