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doctor

[dok-ter] / ˈdɒk tər /






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Only then do we go to the doctor.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

"Once those checks are done, we try and get a doctor in our network to join the driver on the way, in case the detainees need medical assistance."

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Vieira said feeling scared about monsters is a "fun escape" from the stresses of her everyday life as an A&E doctor.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

"Anyone who notices hair shedding, an itchy or red scalp or nail changes should mention it to their doctor rather than discontinue therapy."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

The doctor went out of the room and came back with a brown notebook.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Rather than replacing the damaged joint, doctors use a thin catheter to deliver microscopic particles directly into specific blood vessels.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

But she said Phoebe took "her own unique path with it", and "really kept the doctors on their toes".

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Her hair was falling out as she dealt with chronic nausea and vomiting, but doctors could not figure out what was causing her mysterious illness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

At a recent health checkup, doctors had discovered a small nodule in the 71-year-old pontiff’s lung, known as adenocarcinoma.

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026

These doctors may not wash their hands until after the operation.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

According to the lawsuit and subsequent discovery, they doctored a 911 report, stating that the call was unfounded and that no suspect was identified, omitting Williams’ identity.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026

The former prince has previously questioned whether the picture had been doctored and claimed he had never met Giuffre.

From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026

He has previously questioned whether a picture of him with his arm around Guiffre had been doctored and claimed he had never met her.

From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026

Some posts commended his steady demeanor and no-nonsense delivery, others complimented his appearance and a few attached doctored images and videos of him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026

Now, I doctored this passage to make it bewilderingly incoherent, just to dramatize the topic of this chapter.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Javice was arrested in 2023 for doctoring customer lists while selling her company, Frank, to JPMorgan for $175 million.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

"There was a little bit of stone doctoring," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2025

The clinic note is a vital part of doctoring.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2025

Needless to say, Haynes did no more doctoring at the Chandler house.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2023

When my mother went doctoring in the villages, the ghosts, the were-people, the apes dropped out of trees.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston




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