diagnose
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Even if I were a doctor, I wouldn’t be able to diagnose him via random clips on the internet.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026
Even in some of the most severe cases, hormone levels sometimes dropped below the minimum thresholds typically used to diagnose primary aldosteronism.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
She couldn’t understand why we could diagnose her osteoarthritis early yet couldn’t slow it down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
However, pyromania is a rare psychiatric disorder that Lejoyeux says is very difficult to diagnose, and accounts for few arson convictions.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
"Your diagnosis is exactly that of my specialist," Mr. Norton said, "and I went to several fine physicians before one could diagnose it. How did you know?"
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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Patients will order these cheaper, unproven products via an 800-number or the internet, skipping appointments with real doctors who can provide accurate diagnoses and proven treatments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
There are also a number of applications in medicine, as scientists use AI to help spot cancers, review X-ray results, speed up diagnoses and identify new treatments.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Because government agencies don’t require hospitals to track or report overall ectopic diagnoses, it is impossible to know whether the condition itself is becoming more common.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
One important limitation is that the researchers cannot determine with certainty whether Shingrix itself was responsible for the lower rate of dementia diagnoses.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
At the time Theresa had not dared to; and though later she’d learned to talk professionally — to present cases — past differential diagnoses and treatment plans, she managed nothing.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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No cause of death was provided, but the outlet reported that Dasafo had been diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in 2010 before going into remission later that year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Sway was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in 2010 and went into remission later that year.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
My dad died shortly after being diagnosed with cancer, so his policy was never used.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
About 30,000 people worldwide are diagnosed with mesothelioma every year.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
Although his illness wasn’t diagnosed, he called it camp fever, a term often used for typhoid fever.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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"We can't keep going on diagnosing the problem, and not making the change," said Benneyworth, who is chief executive of the Health Services Safety Investigations Body.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
I’m also a physician, trained in a profession that asks us to take action by identifying risk factors, diagnosing diseases, and intervening whenever possible.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
The larger challenge for Warsh is diagnosing what his predecessors got wrong.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
After I read the diary, my efforts to evaluate the government’s response shifted from assessing operational efficacy to diagnosing a crisis of institutional legitimacy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Minya pronounced, as though diagnosing a disease, “Happy.”
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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