individuals

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Along with routine screening through mammography or MRI, some individuals with inherited genetic mutations that greatly increase breast cancer risk may choose preventive surgery, including prophylactic mastectomy.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

In some cases, transfers of business jets violate both the general sanctions on exports to Russia and specific sanctions targeting the individuals who ultimately take ownership of the aircraft, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Many are led by individuals with strong personalities—a necessary quality in start-ups, many would argue—but an undesirable one, from a governance point of view, for firms launching IPOs at historic valuations.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Holm explained that the process was viewed as a last resort, and that individuals must be considered significantly ill and have a limited life expectancy before a lung transplant could be deemed appropriate.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Similarly, a California study reported that an estimated 30 to 50 percent of individuals under parole supervision in San Francisco and Los Angeles were homeless.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander