the doctor
noun
variants
or the doctor's
: the place where a doctor works
I saw her at the doctor's last week.
How long will you be at the doctor?
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Typical prices for a full hair transplant in Turkey tend to range between $1,500 and $4,500 USD, with prices varying depending on technique, graft number, and the doctor’s degree of involvement in the operation.
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Ethan Stone, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
This exam enables the doctor to detect early signs of these diseases and prescribe appropriate treatments at their earliest stages.
—Mark Ryan, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
Patients traveled from states away to see Heider, according to the doctor’s professional Instagram page.
—Amber Gaudet
updated February 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
Many of the hospital’s patients who were accompanied by ICE agents over the last month or so came in after being injured while in custody or during the process of being detained, the doctor said.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
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Ethan Stone, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
This exam enables the doctor to detect early signs of these diseases and prescribe appropriate treatments at their earliest stages.
—Mark Ryan, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
Patients traveled from states away to see Heider, according to the doctor’s professional Instagram page.
—Amber Gaudet
updated February 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
Many of the hospital’s patients who were accompanied by ICE agents over the last month or so came in after being injured while in custody or during the process of being detained, the doctor said.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
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“The doctor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20doctor. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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