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HRS-1596 has the potential to be developed for once-weekly oral administration, which would reduce dosing frequency relative to current offerings on the market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Given the high stakes involved, Suncor’s oral arguments will be one of the most closely watched in the new term.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026
The drug is described as glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor and gastric inhibitory polypeptide receptor dual agonist, with potential for once-weekly oral dosing.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
The 44-year-old will have his case heard by parole chiefs at an oral hearing more than two years after his last appeal.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Transcribing the oral number system into written form was a simple task: people just needed to figure out a coding method whereby scribes could set the numbers down in a more permanent form.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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Some schools had, however, considered holding orals and practical assessments remotely if possible.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2020
"It was a nice novel about a graduate student taking his orals to get his teaching credentials," he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2015
“Historically, Liverpool has been a blue-collar port city,” added Mr. Lee, 24, as thoughtful as if he were delivering his orals at graduate school.
From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2014
If a student does poorly, the orals can be repeated.
From New York Times ● Aug. 27, 2012
The delegates “practically lived together,” Bacher recalled, cramming on the technical aspects of test monitoring like grad students preparing for their orals.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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