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oral

[awr-uhl] / ˈɔr əl /


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Future versions could potentially be taken as an oral tablet, which could make the treatment easier to administer and potentially broaden its use beyond mesothelioma.

From Science Daily Sep. 17, 2026

It found staff failings at the hospital amounted to a "betrayal of patient trust" and also questioned why oncology pharmacy teams did not challenge patients receiving oral chemotherapy continuously for 10 to 15 years.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

After oral arguments in the spring, the three judges issued a complex decision affirming Carter’s finding of discrimination but overruling his order invalidating UCLA’s lease for its baseball stadium.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

Three weeks after 9/11, the court opened the term with oral arguments.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

The Tlingit had preserved in oral tradition an entirely recognizable and accurate account of their first, almost fully peaceable encounter with an alien culture.'

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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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