dentist
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One of them mentioned, almost in passing, that his father, a retired dentist, had recently received an unsolicited mailing inviting him to invest in a private-credit fund.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026
Her roots are pure Appalachia; growing up in Sandy Hook, Ky., as the daughter of a dentist turned local politician and a mother who played piano for gospel quartets.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
“I had a cousin that worked at the dentist that’d make me get up and sing after my appointments.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Ensieh, a dentist in the capital, said every day she is "losing more hope".
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
Pearl thought of the lie she’d told Moody last night—that she couldn’t walk to school with him as usual because she had a dentist appointment that morning.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
Vocabulary lists containing dentist
Body Language: Dent, Dont ("Tooth")
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ist
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