patient
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"But what can painkillers do for a cancer patient?"
From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026
Presumably she’s still organizing patient records and hasn’t yet clicked the “send birthday email” option on her business’s software.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026
His study aimed to clarify the ethical challenges of identifying, soliciting and even acknowledging patient donors.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 2, 2026
Each patient was tracked through four stages: referral, evaluation, waitlist, and transplant.
From Science Daily • Jul. 1, 2026
He was patient; that is, he considered himself patient.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act V
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"A Noiseless Patient Spider" by Walt Whitman
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myPerspectives 6.2
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