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oral

[awr-uhl] / ˈɔr əl /


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MPs who are judged to have broken the code of conduct face a range of punishments from a written or oral apology to suspension from the House or even expulsion, in the most serious cases.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Professors at campuses across the country have turned to old-fashioned blue books, oral exams and AI-detection software to combat cheating.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Let’s not forget oral estradiol: Bioidentical estradiol tablets are considered both safe and effective for most women.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

This year, Novo again had a timing edge when it began selling Wegovy in oral pill form in January, months before Lilly gained FDA approval in April for its pill Foundayo.

From Barron's • May 11, 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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