treat
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"Certain medications can ease the symptoms and prevent complications, but they do not treat the mitral valve," says Ferrari, scientific director of the Cardiothoracic Research Program at Columbia.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
After a delicious summer meal, a little treat is certainly in order.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
If you’re retired and wondering when or whether to move, treat the decision as a research project — don’t procrastinate or let inertia take hold.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
“It’s a cute little treat and it’s cheap.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
‘That’s terrible. That isn’t how a friend should treat you.’
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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In his book, he treats empathy in a largely colloquial sense, “as both a way of exhibiting sympathy towards someone, as well as a means of putting myself in your shoes.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Gillanders, a physician-scientist and surgical oncologist, also has developed an investigational vaccine against triple-negative breast cancer and treats patients at Siteman Cancer Center.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
Play soft music to drown out fireworks blasts and give your pet something to do, like putting treats inside an interactive toy, to keep them calm and happy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
Adrian Aceves, a physician living in downtown Washington, said he'd be staying in with his five-year-old mutt Rosy, "trying to distract her with treats and toys, and I will medicate her."
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
“Nah. Humans are always tossing treats to dogs.”
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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“Everybody was treated the same. He never wanted the restaurant to be full of celebrities. He wanted to make sure that there were doctors, lawyers and teachers,” Gabrielle says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
He couldn’t put a number to the amount of people he treated, which included U.S. soldiers, Iraqis, contractors, and journalists.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
It can often be treated at home with plenty of rest, painkillers and anti-sickness medicine.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Adding to Costco’s allure in a way that makes it a safe subject for influencers, its employees have a reputation for being friendly, long-tenured—and well treated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
She rallies the other patients and tells them that they don’t deserve to be treated this way.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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Still, many on the pro-Canada side are treating it like a binding vote.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Hong Min, a senior researcher at the Korea Institute for National Unification, said North Korea's latest move reflects Pyongyang's shift to treating the two Koreas as "two hostile states", potentially replacing the previous armistice-based framework.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
That may explain why investors have been treating companies so differently, said Nationwide’s Hackett.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
The researchers believe these discoveries could eventually support new approaches to treating vision loss.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
I am not getting paid, but everyone is treating me like I am a member of the crew now.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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