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individual

[in-duh-vij-oo-uhl] / ˌɪn dəˈvɪdʒ u əl /




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The health board said it did not accept a link between the hospital environment and particular individual cases of infection.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

In addition, Cassidy argued that the changes could turn two MMR shots into six individual injections — while requiring additional trips to the doctor’s office.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

That advice ranged from talking about safe investments for long-term holdings to recommendations to buy individual stocks before they popped.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

The SEC can seek civil monetary penalties and the return of illegal profits, and bar or suspend an individual from serving as a corporate officer or director, among other remedies.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

The school promoted the concept of Anschaung, a personal way of looking at things that was inherent and individual to every child.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Some individuals are using GoFundMe to help them buy prosthetics costing between $3,500 and $30,000.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

The individuals behind the suit, based in New York and Florida, include Brent Saunders, chief executive of eye-health company Bausch + Lomb.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

The group included both healthy individuals and people with a previous history of heart problems.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

All-inclusive services inevitably cultivate different economic habits than an environment in which individuals routinely weigh costs, compare alternatives, and make purchasing decisions.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Similarly, a California study reported that an estimated 30 to 50 percent of individuals under parole supervision in San Francisco and Los Angeles were homeless.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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