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patient

[pey-shuhnt] / ˈpeɪ ʃənt /


NOUN
person being treated for medical problem
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"Please be patient and wait for an official announcement," it said.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

It also allows the "network" to talk about what they have observed about the patient and their own feelings.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Daraxonrasib, the pill touted by a former member of Congress and cancer patient as a ‘miracle drug,’ has been granted approval in patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

Investors are waiting to hear how Fed Chair Kevin Warsh reconciles his patient approach to rate policy with his backing of the 2% target.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

Only an exceedingly fortunate, patient, and sweet-tempered person can go through life without ever feeling in high dudgeon, and that was just as true in Miss Penelope Lumley’s day as it is in our own.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

The initiative is aimed at helping patients bypass the long waiting lists that have developed in recent years.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

Hospitals that treat a larger share of Medicaid patients also had significantly longer waits.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Across those five cancers, Medicaid beneficiaries were between 11% and 42% more likely than privately insured patients to wait more than a month for treatment.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

"This is the only way to show people that we want things to be better. We want things to be better for us, for our colleagues and our patients."

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

Because of their medical condition, patients are not allowed to move freely.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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