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prognosis

[prog-noh-sis] / prɒgˈnoʊ sɪs /


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"Her recovery is medically unprecedented. Her prognosis remains unclear but, at a minimum, we expect a long recovery."

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Pike’s prognosis is still unclear and her recovery will be a long one, the attorneys said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Ferrell said: "She's still in the hospital, on a ventilator, critically ill, we really don't know the prognosis yet, and may not know for several days."

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

According to her lawyer, Pike’s prognosis is unclear, as is the question of whether she will suffer a serious brain injury and loss of function.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

The initial prognosis was that he had broken some ribs, but he got up after several minutes.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

She said women from those groups were generally diagnosed at a later date as a result, leading to more invasive treatment and worse prognoses.

From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2024

However, Yeo said most tumors with poor prognoses are not always locatable or accessible.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 27, 2024

Through the long, wild ride, there were peaks and troughs, months of uncertainty, bailout talks, near-misses and dire prognoses.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 20, 2023

It’s an island of hope in a sea of dim prognoses for urban life.

From Slate ● Dec. 23, 2022

It had been Mrs. Richardson who had held her, Mrs. Richardson who had heard all the doctors’ prognoses, the dire warnings about what might be in store for her.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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