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relapse

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




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The illness is characterized by discomfort, and while it can be frustrating when symptoms relapse, it’s not life-threatening for most people, according to the CDC.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

Whether it is a renaissance or a relapse depends almost entirely on whether Mourinho has learned anything from the last decade.

From BBC May 13, 2026

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

From Science Daily May 6, 2026

Around 6.7 million people in the U.S. and 160 million worldwide develop the condition in their lifetime, but current therapies for alopecia have high relapse rates, Nektar said.

From Barron's Apr. 20, 2026

Then, for fear that its brief relapse into prose might have hardened the tyrant’s heart, it launched out breathlessly into Genevieve, tor the third time.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

The European Commission approved Cenrifki for secondary progressive multiple sclerosis without relapses.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

I wonder if my relapses into depression would happen anyway, or if they are a side effect of menopause.

From Slate Jun. 14, 2025

She’s not sure how her policy on relapses fits in.

From Los Angeles Times May 13, 2025

She added: "I don't think people have really appreciated the power of social prescribing and how good it is to be able to help yourself and have the tools to prevent relapses later on."

From BBC Apr. 29, 2025

Fie was assigned quarters on my old floor, but he has so many mental relapses, he still basically lives in the hospital.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

But all patients had previously relapsed or failed to respond to other immunotherapies.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 14, 2026

Future studies will use animal models and larger patient groups to better understand how drug delivery, tumor structure, and lysosomal storage interact in clinical settings, including in relapsed cancers.

From Science Daily Mar. 27, 2026

The Food and Drug Administration has accepted a biologics license application for anito-cel as a fourth-line treatment for patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.

From Barron's Feb. 23, 2026

But in 2017 she relapsed, with Ms Tucker saying at this stage the tumour "eventually took over".

From BBC Dec. 3, 2025

For a moment he relapsed into his old Gollum-manner.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

But now, almost a decade later, the Times looks to be relapsing into bad form.

From Salon Apr. 6, 2026

The New South Wales coroner said Dr Andrea Boros-Lavack had provided 40-year-old Cauchi "exemplary" care over a long period, but failed to heed warnings from family that he may be relapsing, years before the attack.

From BBC Feb. 4, 2026

Jebb emphasised that GLP-1 drugs "are a really valuable tool in obesity treatment -- but obesity is a chronic relapsing condition."

From Barron's Jan. 7, 2026

The Swiss pharmaceutical group said Monday that fenebrutinib met its primary endpoint in a Phase 3 clinical trial in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis, the most common form of the disease.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 10, 2025

She remained abed ten years, gradually growing better, but never completely recovering, relapsing periodically into her paralytic state.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright




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