individuals

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Along with routine screening through mammography or MRI, some individuals with inherited genetic mutations that greatly increase breast cancer risk may choose preventive surgery, including prophylactic mastectomy.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

In some cases, transfers of business jets violate both the general sanctions on exports to Russia and specific sanctions targeting the individuals who ultimately take ownership of the aircraft, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Holm explained that the process was viewed as a last resort, and that individuals must be considered significantly ill and have a limited life expectancy before a lung transplant could be deemed appropriate.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Satish Pillai, the CDC manager for the Ebola response, said "the total individuals that are infected and requiring isolation remains unclear."

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

They not only bring forth “great individuals and great deeds”—one traditional definition of history—by demanding human effort on a large scale, but they make these achievements memorable.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson