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However, he said hospital flow plans were designed to reduce pressures and the Scottish government intended to end corridor care "at the earliest possible opportunity".
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
"They really do go straight to surgery only for the earliest stage tumors, which makes me think this was a very early stage tumor, and has a quite good prognosis."
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Invictibellatrix, meaning "unconquered female warrior", is one of the smallest and earliest of the group to be found, living in the Early Cretaceous period about 120 million years ago.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
The finding illustrates how scientists can now investigate the earliest stages of development with a level of detail that was previously difficult to achieve.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
The shawm was the earliest one of its kind ever discovered and had an extra hole for the thumb, giving it a wider musical range than later models.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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