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Much like a GP, an optometrist is a primary care provider who is specialised in detecting and correcting conditions that affect vision and eye health.

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Ahead of a second day of talks, Lecornu said he had detected a "willingness to have a budget for France before 31 December".

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This year, however, she and other counselors detected acute emotional reactions: anxiety, sorrow and fear after a summer of intensified immigration raids.

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Mr McKeown said despite the infection being detected in only one house out of three, all birds on the site - estimated to be about 20,000 - will be culled.

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It's made up of a network of cells, tissues, and organs that work together to detect harmful invaders like viruses and bacteria, and help the body fight them off.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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