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elective

[ih-lek-tiv] / ɪˈlɛk tɪv /


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King George Hospital is home to the Elective Surgical Hub, a unit of nine operating theatres dedicated solely to planned operations.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

"Investment through the Elective Care Framework and the NI Cancer Strategy is supporting the expansion of endoscopy and CT/MRI services and improvements across a number of tumour sites," a spokesperson added.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

Elective home education rose sharply during the pandemic and official figures will be released in December.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2024

Elective procedures are a major component of medical tourism, said Daniel Béland, a professor of political science at McGill University who has studied health policy.

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2023

They discussed the question of True as distinguished from Ordinary Friendship, and from that they passed to Goethe and Elective Affinities.

From Love and Mr. Lewisham by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)




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