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[dok-ter] / ˈdɒk tər /






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In Pike’s case, a doctor was present — but he had a checkered history with executions.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

But the actual expense could be much higher if the person has significant health issues and must pay a portion each time they see a doctor or get treatment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Dr Ben Maruthappu, a former A&E doctor in London, is Cera's founder and chief executive.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

If your doctor decides that you could have been exposed to rabies, treatment may include a series of rabies vaccination shots, which will prevent rabies symptoms, illness and death.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Dr. Bigelow puts straws up Phineas's nose so he can breathe while the doctor pours liquid plaster over his face.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

At the Okhmatdyt children’s hospital, doctors, nurses and parents continually check Telegram channels for the latest aerial threats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Doctors, good doctors, are needed to help make sure that the process goes as smoothly as possible — and that the condemned person does not suffer needlessly.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

The doctors are so lovely, and they're checking me out, and hopefully everything's going to be fine.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Financial advisers suggest examining workplace plans each year during open-enrollment periods in the fall to make sure favored doctors, drugs and hospitals are still covered and that costs haven’t jumped.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The doctors finally think they’ve figured out what is wrong with Mom.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

His wife confronted him weeks later after noticing pages missing from a credit report he had doctored to hide the loans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

In May, state media published a photo showing Suu Kyi talking to officials, but Aris says it may have been doctored.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

"Some of my friends have seen doctored images of themselves which look really convincing," she said.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 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

My model of coherent discourse is the original version of the text that I doctored for the opening of the chapter.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Javice was arrested in 2023 for doctoring customer lists while selling her company, Frank, to JPMorgan for $175 million.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

"There was a little bit of stone doctoring," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2025

The clinic note is a vital part of doctoring.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2025

Needless to say, Haynes did no more doctoring at the Chandler house.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2023

But Farmer likes being grounded in the kind of obscurity, away from the media and spotlight, that refreshes his passion and authority; doctoring to the poor is his ultimate source of power.

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




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