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- we called a doctor as soon as we realized the baby was sick
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- a pledge to doctor the burn victims until they were whole again
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- spends his spare time doctoring old clocks
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- slightly doctored his standard campaign speech for a collegiate audience
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“Doctor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doctor. Accessed 15 Aug. 2022.
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