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prognosis

[prog-noh-sis] / prɒgˈnoʊ sɪs /


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For Bell, Ms. Fitzharris writes, “every patient was a text to be studied. Symptoms could divulge secrets, gestures could disclose clues” and minutiae help determine the prognosis of disease.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

"Her recovery is medically unprecedented. Her prognosis remains unclear but, at a minimum, we expect a long recovery."

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Others, however, are a bit skeptical of Nasser’s prognosis, arguing that the oil market may be able to recover a bit quicker.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Ferrell said: "She's still in the hospital, on a ventilator, critically ill, we really don't know the prognosis yet, and may not know for several days."

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Then I did remember: the day Dr. Amani gave Baba his prognosis.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

He said that while doctors could never be certain with prognoses, the six-month criteria would be a "yard stick" to ensure that people were in the final stages of life.

From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026

However, Yeo said most tumors with poor prognoses are not always locatable or accessible.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 27, 2024

Through the long, wild ride, there were peaks and troughs, months of uncertainty, bailout talks, near-misses and dire prognoses.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 20, 2023

It’s an island of hope in a sea of dim prognoses for urban life.

From Slate ● Dec. 23, 2022

It had been Mrs. Richardson who had held her, Mrs. Richardson who had heard all the doctors’ prognoses, the dire warnings about what might be in store for her.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng


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