oral
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The push toward better oral health isn’t confined to dentists’ and doctors’ offices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Much less was known about what small-molecule oral GLP-1 drugs do after they enter the brain.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
“The Flores consent decree is an agreement which goes well above the constitutional floor,” Shumate told the court during oral arguments in June.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
The police also said their inquiries will continue and a secondary sample of oral fluid was taken for further analysis.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Ms. Washington let me turn the classroom into a pretend baseball field for my oral presentation on a famous inventor.
From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner
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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
He tells himself that it’s the stress—she’s been studying for her orals, holed up in her carrel at the library until nine o’clock most nights.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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