prescribe
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For more frequent breakouts, they might prescribe higher-strength regimens such as antibiotics or medicines with tretinoin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Larger trials, longer follow-up periods, and practical methods for delivering the treatment will be needed before clinicians can routinely prescribe it.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
Neko doesn’t prescribe medications, and it refers serious findings to a network of health systems and physician practices.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
For instance, Walter Bagehot, the 19th-century editor of the Economist, didn’t simply prescribe that, in a crisis, central banks should lend freely against good collateral.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
In my new profession I am like a confessor, for I listen as the nuns reveal their ailments, and I prescribe balms, tonics, and poultices.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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"I want every person who prescribes the drug to warn women of the possible side effects," she added.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
When he gets sedentary patients, Alter prescribes exercise like a drug.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
At Carafem, a reproductive healthcare company that prescribes abortion medication via telehealth in 19 states and D.C., providers have offered the option of misoprostol-only abortions since 2020.
From Slate ● May 18, 2026
The book under discussion is “The New Rules” by Russian-born TikTok influencer Margarita Nazarenko, who prescribes gender roles that Sokol recognizes as distinctly Eastern European.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
To bring them into balance, Dr. Harlow prescribes two powerful drugs—an "emetic" to make Phineas throw up and a "purgative," a powerful laxative, to evacuate his bowels.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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The device provided biofeedback, delivering gentle vibrations whenever their foot moved outside the prescribed angle.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
Both Kimberley and Jacqui were prescribed various antidepressant medications over the years to little or no benefit - but never asked if they had experienced mania until they reached the point of hospitalisation.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
The series is the couple’s prescribed antidote to the social media doomscrolling they call “internet indigestion.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Whether someone is prescribed a GLP-1 or is microdosing at their own discretion, there is little support to ensure that other aspects of health get measured.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
In my humble opinion, the prescribed story structure, the limited length, and the other restrictions inherent to film cause the truth to be treated as a handicap.
From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson
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The clinicians said they are prescribing glasses, hearing aids and speech therapy to children "for a problem that is unintentionally being made worse in our schools".
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Government can use its purchasing and research policies to reward strong security and safety practices without prescribing how a rapidly changing technology must develop.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
And while promising, some doctors are still cautious about off-label prescribing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
"I guess it's safe to say that the line between war and peace has been blurred, and that's the new reality that we live with in Europe right now," he said, prescribing his Nordic remedy.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
You’re doing the Castros a disservice, particularly Mrs. Castro, who is worrying after her daughter 24-7, in prescribing this under siege, batten down the hatches mentality.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
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Vocabulary from the Constitution of the United States
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