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When medication abortion first became available, it could only be prescribed by a doctor up to seven weeks of pregnancy, before many people even know they are pregnant.

From Seattle Times Dec. 28, 2023

Though you can use homemade batter, I tend to just doctor up the boxed stuff with good, seasonal ingredients — as in the case of this skillet pancake with vanilla-infused blackberry sauce.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2022

A third option is to use some of the seasonings from the tarragon mayonnaise to doctor up jarred mayo, which is the path we took in the photos here.

From Slate Jul. 26, 2018

I've also learned to doctor up heads of cauliflower and use it as "mashed potatoes".

From New York Times Nov. 28, 2017

Mom thinks it was actually the fart that finally woke the doctor up.

From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio




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