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prescribe

[pri-skrahyb] / prɪˈskraɪb /


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The motion capture system used to prescribe each person's walking change is expensive and time consuming.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Those pills can be sent through the mail, and doctors can easily prescribe them on a video call, over the phone, or through digital forms.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

"There is a cohort of patients who I feel would absolutely benefit from it but they don't quite meet the criteria and I am not allowed to prescribe it," she said.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Becky Peterson graduated this month with a degree that paves the way for her to examine patients, prescribe medication and make diagnoses, just like a physician.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Before long she was delivering so many babies that Audrey and I spent our days driving around the valley with her, watching her conduct prenatal exams and prescribe herbs.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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