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doctor

[dok-ter] / ˈdɒk tər /






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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

My doctor was able to decrease that medication as well!

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

Nooria, which is not her real name, still remembers one of the moments that made her want to be a doctor.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

It isn't until 1800 that an Austrian doctor named Franz Josef Gall declares that the brain is the seat of the intelligence, the emotions, and the will.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

The breakthrough established MAL as a human blood group system and gave doctors a new way to identify the exceptionally rare people whose blood lacks the AnWj antigen.

From Science Daily Sep. 19, 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

The explanations from ChatGPT are so much better than what the medical doctors tell you.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

He liked doctors, because they usually knew lots of useful things.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

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

He highlighted that Murrell had doctored invoices for a £124,550 motorhome, a £3,070 robotic lawnmower and a £23.98 egg poacher to register them as legitimate business expenses.

From BBC Jun. 4, 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

While Jeremy doctored Mary Lou's hand they started to talk about books.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

“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

"There was a little bit of stone doctoring," he said.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2025

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

St. Clair was where folks went for doctoring or banking or big deliveries, like a new wagon or a stove, that could only come by train.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney




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