diagnosed

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Lindsay Schiffman, who works in events for a luxury fashion company in New York City, was diagnosed with breast cancer last fall, just three days before her engagement party.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

More than half of Asian American women diagnosed with lung cancer are nonsmokers, they say.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The drama follows the story of two people who have been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease - a non-curable degenerative condition that affects how the brain communicates with the muscles in the body.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

He cited a psychiatric expert who diagnosed the defendant with a narcissistic personality disorder.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

I rang up her doctor, who came round at once and diagnosed the usual influenza.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier