dictation
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The report said concerns about O'Brien's practice were known for many years before 2016, including triage delays, record-keeping failures, storage of patients notes at home, delayed dictation, non-standard prescribing and other clinical and administrative concerns.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Along the same lines, dictation software has made a massive leap this year.
From Slate ● May 24, 2026
When there wasn’t demand for the product, however, he had to downsize the team from 40 to four and focus instead on building its dictation tool.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
Be it writing emails, sending SMS, designing a website, or giving AIs tasks, early adopters say dictation allow them to work faster, think more clearly, and be more productive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2026
He learned how to take dictation, clean a privy, set a table, serve an excellent luncheon, and master the fine art of bread-slicing.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
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Mr. Santaki came up with the idea of large groups of people taking part in dictations back in 2013.
From NewsForKids.net ● Jun. 8, 2023
Stripped from the final report, for instance, was a reference to how several department leaders who attended Garcetti’s weekly “cabinet” meetings told researchers that the meetings “often felt more like dictations rather than discussions.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2022
Junior and senior staff members told investigators they were asked to perform book tasks during their work day, including transcribing dictations, printing and delivering documents, and attending meetings with agents and publishers.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2021
The best commentaries are in the third volume, featuring Twain's autobiographical dictations from 1907-08.
From Fox News ● Jul. 8, 2019
We may sometimes connect simple, inexpensive objects with stick dictations, with a view to making them more realistic and delightful.
From Froebel's Gifts by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
Vocabulary lists containing dictation
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