patient
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It took months of being patient waiting for people to be willing to talk about the emotional scene to explain how his life was saved.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
Before surgery, every patient received a dental examination.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
Once you were finally in the exam room, your doctor tried to squeeze a lot into a short visit before moving on to the next patient.
From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026
A blood sample and a sample of high-risk melanoma tissue from the patient is sent for genetic sequencing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
God knew I was patient, but sometimes it was just too much, even for me.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
He no longer takes on new NHS patients.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Some patients experience nausea and other gastrointestinal side effects.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
His patients would come to include many prominent personalities around the city, and he was a strong believer in athletes getting back in the game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
While the trial data will be shared at a coming conference, the companies said patients given the personalized vaccine alongside Merck’s Keytruda were significantly less likely to experience melanoma recurrence than those on Keytruda alone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
On Christmas, Farmer spent part of the day visiting patients outside the hospital.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act V
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"A Noiseless Patient Spider" by Walt Whitman
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