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doctor

[dok-ter] / ˈdɒk tər /






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Obesity-medicine doctor Dr. Angela Fitch recalled a time when she overheard prospective patients discussing the drug over breakfast.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

Her treatment continued for more than a decade, until suddenly, in 2024, she received a phonecall from a doctor saying her chemotherapy was stopping.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

Social media can capture experiences that patients discuss with one another but may never formally report to a doctor, drug manufacturer, or regulator.

From Science Daily Sep. 13, 2026

"Over the past three to six months, we've often faced electricity problems, especially at the children's centre," said the doctor, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

From Barron's Sep. 13, 2026

“Well, she rooms and boards with Miz Cooper, and when Miz Cooper rung the doctor, everybody picked up. My ma did. You can bet your aunt Maud did.”

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

In relation to the treatment of doctors, she said it should "never have been about nurses against doctors … it was about keeping babies safe".

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

This type of continuous monitoring could reveal abnormalities that may be missed by conventional testing, potentially helping doctors identify hormone-related conditions earlier.

From Science Daily Sep. 14, 2026

She also went to the ER for dizziness and a suspected transient ischemic attack, or mini-stroke, which she said doctors didn’t believe to be connected to the retatrutide.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

After meeting with doctors, audiologists, speech therapists and the families of other deaf children, Pride’s parents made a series of decisions that would change the course of his life.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

Table by table, the circle of belief widened from friends to acquaintances, from acquaintances to strangers, until it included many prominent Rochester businessmen, doctors, ministers, wives, and children … soon reaching the famous Frederick Douglass.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

His wife confronted him weeks later after noticing pages missing from a credit report he had doctored to hide the loans.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

In May, state media published a photo showing Suu Kyi talking to officials, but Aris says it may have been doctored.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

According to the lawsuit and subsequent discovery, they doctored a 911 report, stating that the call was unfounded and that no suspect was identified, omitting Williams’ identity.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2026

He has previously questioned whether a picture of him with his arm around Guiffre had been doctored and claimed he had never met her.

From BBC Feb. 9, 2026

But the horns were sawed off blunt, and he had only three good legs, so Romero took him home and doctored him.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko

“Back then, they had 30 cowboys who rode every day, seven days a week, doctoring cattle. I’ve got five,” the younger Nieto said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

Fifa, the world football governing body, has accused FAM of doctoring citizenship documents so seven foreign-born athletes could play for Malaysia.

From BBC Jan. 28, 2026

The clinic note is a vital part of doctoring.

From Slate Aug. 19, 2025

Catherine, the Princess of Wales, apologized on Monday for doctoring a photo of her with her three children, which was recalled by several news agencies on Sunday after they determined the image had been manipulated.

From New York Times Mar. 11, 2024

She scolded me a little and started doctoring me.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls




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