operating room
Example Sentences
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"There's a lot of interesting emotional circuits that are deep in the brain, but until now you couldn't manipulate them outside of the operating room."
From Science Daily • Feb. 4, 2026
"My love has just gone to the operating room," Bolsonaro's wife Michelle said in an Instagram post.
From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025
Trolls, spreading AI-generated images, said I was faking it, something I first learned about as I was about to be wheeled into the operating room.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
“They let me in the operating room, and it was tough to watch what she was going through, and amazing to see Ryu delivered. So yes, many prayers have been answered.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025
I brought him the rabbit and he took it upstairs to the operating room.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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