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doctor

noun as in medical practitioner

verb as in adulterate, tamper with

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As a young doctor originally from north Wales, she then spent time working on a HIV ward in London at the height of the epidemic.

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Prasad, in the email, said the deaths finding was based on an “initial analysis” of case reports from an FDA safety system that collects information from the public and doctors about potential vaccine side effects.

At the time, Stoppard was married to Miriam Stern, a well-known doctor.

Cuba received cut-rate oil in exchange for doctors and military advisers who helped root out dissent in the Venezuelan army, former military officials say.

He had a parallel career as a Hollywood script doctor, much in demand to add sparkle to others' film scripts, and shared a best-screenplay Oscar for his entertaining contribution to Shakespeare in Love.

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

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