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hospitalizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of hospitalize

as in nurses

to place (someone) in a hospital for care or treatment The doctor wants to hospitalize her for a few days so that he can run some tests.

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Recent Examples of hospitalizes Flu still hospitalizes and kills tens of thousands of Americans annually. — Katrine L. Wallace, The Conversation, 24 June 2026 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates this virus alone hospitalizes up to 80,000 children annually. — Michael Cromer, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026 Measles still hospitalizes children. — Korin Miller, SELF, 24 Nov. 2025

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Rachel dates a shoe store operator named Lou (Bob Hoskins), while Charlotte nurses a crush on her handsome young school bus driver and flirts with Catholicism to the chagrin of her Jewish mother.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 17 July 2026
After Robin is gravely injured, he is taken in by the sage prioress Brigid (Jodie Comer), who nurses him back to health at an island convent.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 17 June 2026

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Shania Twain treats fans to a special one-night-only performance through SiriusXM in New York City on July 23.

— People Staff, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026
An acquirer who treats the lower multiple as a bargain without adjusting the underwriting approach is buying the risk without the compensation.

— Gustaf Lundberg Toresson, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

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Outside of the selection, George Clooney and Ellen Burstyn will hit the red carpet as the recipients of the Venice Film Festival’s Golden Lion for lifetime achievement, and Maggie Gyllenhaal attends as head of the jury.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 July 2026
Justin Bieber attends Fanatics Fest NYC 2026 in New York City on July 18.

— Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026

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