physician
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My grandfather, who was a 70-hour-a-week physician — graduated medical school in 1920 — took a look at me two hours after I was born and told my mom, “He’s gonna be trouble.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
The approach applies to items marketed and labeled as dietary supplements and provided to insurance beneficiaries under the direction of a physician.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
They are “horrid,” says Carolyn McClanahan, a physician turned certified financial planner, mainly because of the caps and policy fees.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
David, whose name I’ve changed because he is still serving, is a lieutenant colonel and physician in the Army Reserve.
From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026
‘I am not a minister,’ he said, ‘I am a physician, a medical doctor. My name is Benedict Mady Copeland and I wish to see the judge immediately on urgent business.’
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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