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diagnose

[dahy-uhg-nohs, -nohz, dahy-uhg-nohs, -nohz] / ˈdaɪ əgˌnoʊs, -ˌnoʊz, ˌdaɪ əgˈnoʊs, -ˈnoʊz /


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However, pyromania is a rare psychiatric disorder that Lejoyeux says is very difficult to diagnose, and accounts for few arson convictions.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

The best way to contain an outbreak is to quickly diagnose cases, isolate patients and track down all their contacts to break the chain of transmission.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

I’m tempted to diagnose the current gloom as the result of our own post-9/11 forever wars.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

I’m not saying to try to diagnose her from afar; in fact, a manager asking an employee about their health can be illegal in certain situations.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

Unfortunately, this theory would also retroactively outlaw choreograph, diagnose, resurrect, edit, sculpt, sleepwalk, and hundreds of other verbs that have become completely unexceptionable.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

She thinks the rise in autism diagnoses is driven by a "late-diagnosed group, mainly females".

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Clinical geneticist Dr. Xiao P. Peng, who helped confirm Hinken’s family’s diagnoses, said the tools still make mistakes and are better at generating possible leads, translating complex medical jargon and compiling research than making diagnoses.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

“The Compassionate Allowances initiative cuts through red tape and allows us to deliver support to individuals who experience life-changing diagnoses and need help fast.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

“The process of developing diagnoses is not a fast one.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

At the time Theresa had not dared to; and though later she’d learned to talk professionally — to present cases — past differential diagnoses and treatment plans, she managed nothing.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

The campaigner, who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease 12 years ago, has asked Burnham for a meeting to discuss the legislation before he is no longer able.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

Prosecutors argued the murders were premeditated, while her defense contended she had been suffering from postpartum psychosis and depression, and that she wasn’t properly treated or diagnosed by care providers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

It features a snowmobile adventure and a trip to the ER for their son Patrick, who was diagnosed with severe constipation.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

In a specialized clinic in the city of Oak Hill, the youngest black lung patient was just 30 when he was diagnosed with progressive massive fibrosis, the most severe form of black lung disease.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

Her grandmother, Gloria Grace, the woman who Grace shared her name with, had been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer a month before Grace had been born, and died right after Grace’s first birthday.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway

These particles may offer new biomarkers for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease and determining how far it has progressed.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

Despite increasing awareness, diagnosing a meat allergy can be difficult.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Alzheimer’s specialist Marc Agronin says science will continue to make great leaps in diagnosing and treating the disease—but that’s only part of the battle.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

An Alzheimer’s specialist says science will continue to make great leaps in diagnosing and treating Alzheimer’s.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 2026

He had been diagnosing and treating the illness since he’d first set foot in Haiti.

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




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