doctor
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Cole, in her breakout role, played a doctor who struggled to look after the women's health, opposite Ann Bell and Claire Oberman.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
In the 2024 special “The End of Obesity,” a doctor recommends semaglutide for Cartman after diet and exercise fail to meaningfully improve his health.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
“I can’t recognize him in this picture,” the doctor said between sobs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
It is hard to go to a doctor these days without being asked to sign up for a patient portal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The doctor informs them that Joey’s skin lesions, never-ending fever, nosebleeds, and painful joints are caused by Hansen’s disease, better known as leprosy.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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Last year, the department said it had sent more than 20 subpoenas to doctors and clinics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
They were often doctors or academics who “knew the science,” but “that didn’t seem to matter.”
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
He consulted with an array of doctors throughout the Central Valley and interviewed county officials, often hitting dead ends the moment he uttered “union” or “farmworkers.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Patients, of course, who 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 MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
In the winter of 1850, Phineas goes to Boston so the doctors there can see for themselves.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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Taylor, the nanny in London, said she submitted a doctored photograph of herself that made her look heavier to obtain her prescription.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 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
His doctored image has appeared in social-media posts depicting him in a Norman Rockwell painting and as the New England Patriots head coach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
"Some of my friends have seen doctored images of themselves which look really convincing," she said.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
My model of coherent discourse is the original version of the text that I doctored for the opening of the chapter.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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“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
When Catherine, Princess of Wales, confessed last week to digitally altering a photo of her with her children, news agencies began examining Catherine’s gallery of royal family photos for other examples of doctoring.
From New York Times ● Mar. 19, 2024
There wasn’t a real doctor in the compound, so the doctoring was up to him.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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