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doctor

[dok-ter] / ˈdɒk tər /






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A week later, on Jan. 29, 2020, he’s brimming with excitement when journalist Lou Dobbs tells him he recommended Mr. Trump consult the doctor on the outbreak.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

The judge at the latest bail hearing justified a refusal to free him because Lukwago did not have a certificate from his doctor stating that he cannot be treated in prison.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

Reports say his sister, who is also his personal doctor, has now been allowed to see him.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

People should also speak with a doctor before beginning any new supplement.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

Joey soon learns that her condition has been revealed and the doctor has contacted the authorities, which means they will be on their way to take her to a leprosarium.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Elizabeth Hagerty told prison doctors she had heat rash covering her body and couldn’t keep fluids down; they sent her back to her cell, and she died two days later, a month short of release.

From Slate Jul. 31, 2026

Medical schools, too, have long incorporated the study of performance to develop empathy and observational acuity in future doctors.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

Because hospital doctors usually cannot repair the underlying dental problem, some children continue to suffer from pain and infection, while others eventually need surgery under general anesthesia.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

Additionally, more doctors are inserting Watchman devices concomitantly, meaning they perform the procedure at the same time as another procedure.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

Yet there are doctors who think that Phineas is a humbug, a fake from the back woods of Vermont.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

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

“The simcap being circulated is clearly a doctored fake. We have no other comment at this time.”

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

Javice was arrested in 2023 for doctoring customer lists while selling her company, Frank, to JPMorgan for $175 million.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 14, 2026

The clinic note is a vital part of doctoring.

From Slate Aug. 19, 2025

She is alleged to have completed the tests across multiple test centres in the UK, disguising herself and doctoring ID documents to evade detection.

From BBC Jan. 27, 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

Often, there was a healing ceremony, a doctoring to cure the winter’s illnesses.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich




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