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[nurs] / nɜrs /






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There are numerous Skye Princes in the various medbed channels, but the original is a short-haired, ruddy-cheeked Australian woman named Kerrie-Ann Thornton, who claims to be a former medbed nurse with insider information.

From Slate Sep. 22, 2026

The 2026 outbreak was formally recognized after the death of a nurse.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2026

On one occasion, while Mindy was in hospital after a stroke, a nurse referred to Linda as Mindy's husband.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

But for the registered nurse, who dons a Hello Kitty badge reel at work, nostalgia was part of the card’s appeal.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

“Why would you dream of being a nurse and not a physician?”

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

Krista Ellis, the district’s head of school nurses, described the cans as a kind of status symbol—vibrant packaging paired with the thrill of a head rush.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

Lynn Nelson is president of the National Association of School Nurses, an organization that provides guidance, resources and professional development to nearly 20,000 school nurses across the country.

From Salon Sep. 12, 2026

The search teams are also accompanied by divers and nurses.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

"We had the toxicology reports. We could see exactly the amounts," she said, adding that there were nurses on the jury who spoke about that.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

Sala creeps down the ladder while the nurses listen to the news broadcasts on the radio.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

She nursed a swollen ankle after falling in the evacuation centre.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

Even classical music listeners have their version in what may be the most legendary rivalry of all — the one that also-ran Italian composer Antonio Salieri supposedly nursed with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

From Salon May 16, 2026

"We nursed her through six months of chemotherapy and she just died at the end," Mark said.

From BBC Feb. 5, 2026

Delbis — who chooses to self-describe as autistic rather than neurodivergent — is not someone who has long nursed dreams of stardom.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 22, 2025

She felt the pulse of life in things and nursed it forth to make them grow.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

It would have let 10 community college districts offer bachelor’s degrees in nursing through a pilot program.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

The project has given women in the village a sense of independence, said the 36-year-old part-time nursing assistant, whose husband works abroad.

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

Its future remains bright, but investors who chased the rally’s latter stages are nursing losses.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

He’s been so rocked by recent tech layoffs over the past few years that he began taking part-time nursing classes at a local community college.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

The young woman rose and came to us cheerful and smiling, nursing a round, chubby baby.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya




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