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Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2026
Few things are as bracing as a good dose of irony.
—Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 5 Feb. 2026
Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 5 Jan. 2026
What changed was the percentage of children who hadn’t received a first MMR dose by age 2.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 2 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Three out of four measles cases in the state occurred in people who were unvaccinated, according to NCDHHS data, with the remaining cases in people with only one dose of the Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2026
Few things are as bracing as a good dose of irony.
—Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
For a limited time, the company is offering the second 4 mg dose for $149 per month before it will be increased to $199 on April 15.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 5 Jan. 2026
What changed was the percentage of children who hadn’t received a first MMR dose by age 2.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 2 Jan. 2026
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To appeal to a Gen Z consumer in the US and Europe — two of Calvin Klein’s strongest markets — the brand is introducing Euphoria to a more premium audience, through a higher concentration dosage of up to 28%, and with a more expensive price tag of $129 for 100ml.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2026
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Much of the research guiding treatments, dosages and even medical textbooks continues to be grounded in male physiology.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Not with the quietness of a disease already in her brain; not drugged and almost constantly sleeping.—
Molly Aitken,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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She was drugged, and the men brought her back to Oren’s apartment in Sunny Isles, the suit states.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Dose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dose. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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