procedure
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Sometimes it’s for one-time expenses, like an unexpected dental procedure that costs several hundred dollars.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
Gemma was able to have a thrombectomy, which removes blood clots and restores blood flow to the brain, a procedure she has said is a "miracle treatment" that has enabled her to recover well.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Majumdar said the procedure is so common in teens that many baseball families regard it as “a rite of passage”: “They can be elite now that they’ve had their Tommy John surgery.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
According to some outside medical experts, she likely “survived the procedure because the drug, pentobarbital, probably poured into tissue surrounding the insertion sites instead of entering her bloodstream.”
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
Singer became very familiar with the procedure of the courts and he was in a constant state of agitation.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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So, too, are the movies that depict journalism’s procedures and how arduous and exhausting they are.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
It said it would now look at the rules and procedures of the annual contest, which has been running for 15 years and is specifically for microscopic images.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Chevron said Wednesday that it has begun shut-in procedures at four of its assets in the Gulf, which the U.S. calls the Gulf of America, and is evacuating all associated personnel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
A record 4.7 million planned treatments, procedures and appointments occurred across June, July and August – more than in any previous summer.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
In other words, the social procedures we have for establishing certain types of fact cannot be justified, but they are successful, they pay, and this is why we employ them.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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