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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

It would also require the Transportation Department to prescribe minimum inspection-time requirements for rail cars and safety requirements for trains transporting hazardous materials, including limits on length and weight.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

GPs in England have been incentivised to prescribe Mounjaro since April 2026, so that more people benefit from it.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

“Did the doctor prescribe any treatments for you, Mother?”

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson




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