elective
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Mark Taylor, regional clinical director for elective care, said robotic surgery is "very innovative".
From BBC • May 19, 2026
He says he has zero interest in the presidency or any other elective office.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
"We've had no problem covering the rotas and I'm confident we'll be able to provide safe care and the majority of our elective care during the strike as well."
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
One of the greatest plays of our time, Tom Stoppard’s “Arcadia,” confronts Goethe’s “Elective Affinities” with our own elective affinities.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026
Stacy ignores us and starts talking about how boring her computer elective is, and then everyone starts talking about their electives and how fun or awful they are.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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