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However, results can vary depending on the population being studied, dose, and duration of supplementation. — Sara Hoffman, Verywell Health, 16 Oct. 2026 This week’s talk has an extra dose of urgency, though, after two government reports showed inflation heating up for consumers and businesses — spurring speculation about how soon the Fed will raise interest rates to handle soaring prices. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026

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The latest findings indicated the vest could reduce an astronaut’s radiation dose by about 60% in a solar storm as fierce as the one in 1972 and by nearly 40% in a calamity mirroring 1989. — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026 Both phantoms were packed with thousands of dosimeters, tracking radiation dose over specific phases of the flight rather than just a cumulative total. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dose

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Ongoing care may be as simple as assessing how the patient is responding to their dosage and whether an adjustment is appropriate.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
Young children can rapidly outgrow dosages for important medications or miss the chance to manage a condition with physical therapy before needing surgery.

— Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026

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