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guideline

[gahyd-lahyn] / ˈgaɪdˌlaɪn /


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The guideline came from Paltrow’s years of conversations with functional doctors and nutritionists, where she asked questions like, “What are the allergens that tend to cause the most inflammation in people?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

M.H.S., a cardiologist and member of the guideline writing committee.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

No major guideline recommends measuring endogenous GLP-1 levels before initiating treatment.

From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026

Tapping it last is not such much a myth as it is a guideline.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 15, 2026

According to this guideline, like may be used only for resemblance to an exemplar, as in I’ll find someone like you and Poems are made by fools like me.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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