operation
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We later showed one of the photos to a consultant in the UK, who said the scars looked consistent with the sort of incisions made during a kidney operation.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
This time, the defibrillator was inside his body - implanted during an operation several days after his previous collapse.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Instead, teams paused the operation to gather more measurements and review additional data.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
The Secret Service plans to deploy counter-drone technology as part of its operation to protect the US leader, who has faced three alleged assassination attempts in less than two years.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
He was in the bed nearer the door, separated by a curtain from his roommate: the Hampden County postmaster, as we later discovered, who was in for a prostate operation.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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