end up
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Patients often end up being treated by more than one doctor and have to try out a mix of treatments, which can be as simple as taking ibuprofen or as complex as surgery.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
The mortgage bonds thus pay off faster and you end up not being locked in as long as you thought, so you don’t get all the interest you expected.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
"When you manufacture these cells outside the body, you can do a lot of quality control to make sure you only end up with re-engineered T cells," said Eyquem.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
Union leader Binet has said it would "end up targeting the most vulnerable families".
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Would Fig be included in the vet’s number of long-lived survivors, or would his picture end up on the bulletin board with his name and a near-future date scribbled underneath?
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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