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clinic

[klin-ik] / ˈklɪn ɪk /
NOUN
medical center
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Photographs show buildings on the compound included a clinic and a car wash.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

“You just don’t hear about people like George Best anymore,” said Joyner, speaking for himself and not the clinic where he works.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

Menendez described a recent case where she cared for a college student who had driven two hours to come to her clinic because she could not find a closer option.

From Salon Jul. 14, 2026

Community clinics that fail to comply would be penalized, with fines placed in a state-managed fund to be spent on clinic workforce programs.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

She’d talk P.J. into weekend trips to Port-au-Prince, ostensibly to buy medicine and equipment for the clinic.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

Many clinics remain understaffed, and vets are switching to lower-cost generic prescriptions, the analysts found.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

Such devices could potentially allow local clinics across Kentucky to screen people at risk before requiring them to travel long distances to major hospitals for more specialized testing.

From Science Daily Jul. 20, 2026

Trusts are also "expected to set up some vaccination clinics on campuses", according to McBride.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Despite the dangers, influencers with hundreds of thousands of followers on Instagram or TikTok promote private clinics or beauty salons that experts say are dubious.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

In the aftermath of Father Jack’s death, he and Jim urged Bayona to step up his visits to public clinics.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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