patient
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"I just did a really good job of staying patient and making those up and downs and then knowing that when I had that little window I was going to be aggressive."
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
That emphasis on patient choice is what motivated Kakaiya to develop a better way to train clinicians to perform paracervical blocks.
From Slate • Jun. 7, 2026
That is giving many fans lucky and patient enough to be Knicks season-ticket holders an option between living New York glory or cashing in big.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Even though the federal government mandates coverage of preventive colonoscopies and stool tests at no cost to the patient, money can still be a reason why people put off getting screened.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
As the patient population grew, services and accommodations became even more inadequate.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act V
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"A Noiseless Patient Spider" by Walt Whitman
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