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doctor

[dok-ter] / ˈdɒk tər /






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A first-aid station has been set up, with a doctor on site to provide support.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

A doctor can help manage side effects, monitor safety, and confirm that the medication is FDA-approved.

From Science Daily Jul. 24, 2026

OpenAI's Drew Pusateri told the BBC's US news partner CBS News that "ChatGPT is not a doctor and should never be used as a substitute for medical care, diagnosis or treatment".

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

A doctor told her parents she needed more physical exercise.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

The doctor asked me to cough, took my temperature and blood pressure, applied his stethoscope, and announced that I had pleurisy with effusion, pre-tubercular.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Some doctors point to the fact that there are already countless evidence-backed moisturizers with decades of clinical research behind them.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

But she still recalled with visible emotion the time she and Williams' father faced up to a "nightmare" - when doctors asked them to sign a consent form to amputate their son's right leg.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

That’s why financial advisers hire tax accountants and doctors hire specialists.

From MarketWatch Jul. 25, 2026

Biohackers, longevity enthusiasts and alternative medicine doctors want the peptide BPC-157.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Table by table, the circle of belief widened from friends to acquaintances, from acquaintances to strangers, until it included many prominent Rochester businessmen, doctors, ministers, wives, and children … soon reaching the famous Frederick Douglass.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Taylor, the nanny in London, said she submitted a doctored photograph of herself that made her look heavier to obtain her prescription.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

He highlighted that Murrell had doctored invoices for a £124,550 motorhome, a £3,070 robotic lawnmower and a £23.98 egg poacher to register them as legitimate business expenses.

From BBC Jun. 4, 2026

By that time, the White House TikTok account already had posted a video, doctored using artificial intelligence.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 17, 2026

The former prince, who has always denied any wrongdoing, has previously questioned whether the picture had been doctored and claimed he had never met Giuffre.

From BBC Feb. 4, 2026

On a previous trip to Cuba, Farmer had also doctored Eduardo.

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

“Back then, they had 30 cowboys who rode every day, seven days a week, doctoring cattle. I’ve got five,” the younger Nieto said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

The lawsuit - filed in Florida - accuses the BBC of "intentionally, maliciously, and deceptively doctoring" his speech.

From BBC Mar. 16, 2026

In 2022, Fischer ordered the neutral forensic examination of alleged doctoring of the city records.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 12, 2026

The clinic note is a vital part of doctoring.

From Slate Aug. 19, 2025

We stood and watched until they had finished doctoring each other.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls




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