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prescription

[pri-skrip-shuhn] / prɪˈskrɪp ʃən /


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The state lists a gym card, drug prescription and even a sample ballot as acceptable forms of ID.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The company noted that’s equivalent to one new prescription every five seconds—and one of the biggest U.S. pharmaceutical product launches in history.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Suozzi’s prayer prescription appears even less supported by evidence today.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

FDA documents describe it as a prescription device intended to improve visual acuity in patients with certain forms of dry AMD and without center involving geographic atrophy or neovascular maculopathy.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

“For three months,” she said, scribbling on the notepad, “with the insulin shots, weekly blood-sugar testing, and prescription food, plus the four hundred forty dollars already sitting on the credit card from his initial tests...”

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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