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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The uptick in chronic diseases is driven not only by an increasingly aging population, but by people’s lifestyle behaviors, according to the doctor.
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Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
Patients who can’t afford treatment should ask if the doctor offers any financial assistance.
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Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
The tougher rules for sick leave would no longer allow employees to call in sick to work for up to three days without seeing a doctor or call up the doctor and ask for a sick leave letter of one week without actually seeing the doctor.
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ABC News,
2 July 2026
The patient experiences a system in which the doctor’s recommendation is not always enough.
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Sachin H. Jain,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
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Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
Patients who can’t afford treatment should ask if the doctor offers any financial assistance.
—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
The tougher rules for sick leave would no longer allow employees to call in sick to work for up to three days without seeing a doctor or call up the doctor and ask for a sick leave letter of one week without actually seeing the doctor.
—
ABC News,
2 July 2026
The patient experiences a system in which the doctor’s recommendation is not always enough.
—
Sachin H. Jain,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
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“The doctor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20doctor. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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