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relapse

[ri-laps, ri-laps, ree-laps] / rɪˈlæps, rɪˈlæps, ˈri læps /




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Now, after 33 months of follow-up, none of the patients have experienced a relapse.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

Looking to the future, George said he planned to continue his treatment to ward off a relapse, but knows that "MS will take what it wants".

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Roche’s fenebrutinib achieved a reduction in the annualized relapse rate as good as that of the standard of care, Novartis’s Kesimpta, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

The stories in Lauren Groff’s third collection, “Brawler,” largely feature people who’ve hit crisis points in their lives: the abusive partner, the natural disaster, the relapse, the deathbed.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Worse, too-frequent relapse of memory, often in association with trigger object.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart




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