as in to identify
to find out or establish the identity of
Experts have introduced new technology for diagnosing certain types of cancer in their early stages.
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Recent Examples of diagnose
In 2022, at the age of 14, Dylan, of Kansas City, Missouri, was diagnosed with Stage 4 kidney cancer.
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Steve Hartman,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
Nelson was diagnosed with HIV and sarcoidosis in 2000.
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Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
The path back from April 2025 elbow surgery hit a snag when he was diagnosed with a flexor tendon strain in late April that shut him down for weeks.
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Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
There is much more that can be done to alleviate the impact this disease, typically diagnosed in babies, has on our most vulnerable people.
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Audrey Boone Tillman,
Fortune,
19 June 2026
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Steve Hartman,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
Nelson was diagnosed with HIV and sarcoidosis in 2000.
—
Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
The path back from April 2025 elbow surgery hit a snag when he was diagnosed with a flexor tendon strain in late April that shut him down for weeks.
—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
There is much more that can be done to alleviate the impact this disease, typically diagnosed in babies, has on our most vulnerable people.
—
Audrey Boone Tillman,
Fortune,
19 June 2026
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Authorities did say that additional information will be released once the three individuals are identified, and when the medical examiner determines their cause of death.
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The man who died has not been identified as of Friday afternoon.
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Ease off the accelerator - Step off the gas to slow down the vehicle until the tires find traction.
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His attorneys contend the containers found on Pino’s boat were collected from other friends’ vessels partying with them on the sandbar that day.
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On June 1, the National Institutes of Health announced that researchers from the University of Florida would begin the first phase of clinical trials on kratom to evaluate it as a potential treatment for opioid addiction.
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Hanlon wrote that the federal government has been aware of the charges against Sarsour for 25 years and considered them at least four times when evaluating his eligibility for naturalization.
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Police have sought Sanchez-Munoz in a pair of standoffs — one in Kansas City and another in Independence — but so far have not located him.
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The area, located in Kershaw County, South Carolina, is filled with shallow, unmarked graves, the FHD team said.
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Officials were continuing to conduct mobile air monitoring and assess potential air quality impacts on Thursday, the agency said.
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According to the study, North America ranked sixth among the six regions assessed.
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The June Bootids tend to be very slow meteors, which helps astronomers distinguish them from other meteors that may appear to originate from a radiant in the same region.
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But in the 1980s, when the species turned up in North Africa, a region that had its own distinct screwworm, scientists needed a way to distinguish between the two, said Cammack, an assistant professor and the state extension specialist at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater.
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When was Juneteenth recognized in Georgia?
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Some doctors pulled back on prescriptions, recognizing the potential for abuse.
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Police are investigating after a man was found dead underwater Saturday afternoon in Lauderhill.
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Counterterrorism police in Edinburgh are investigating a series of late-night street attacks that left five men injured.
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“Diagnose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diagnose. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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