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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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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
Her father — struggling with poverty and the grief over his wife's death — wants to shoot it, but Jessica secretly nurses the animal back to health, bringing her closer to her father in the process.

— Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 25 Nov. 2025

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Orkin treats a wider variety of pests, including bedbugs and wildlife, and offers additional home maintenance services.

— Dan Simms, USA Today, 11 July 2026
Regional One is currently the only Level 1 trauma center in Western Tennessee and treats over 12,000 patients annually.

— Neil Strebig, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 10 July 2026

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In that episode, Cal attends Nate and Cassie's (Sydney Sweeney) emotionally charged wedding with his wife, Marsha (Paula Marshall) and gives a drunken wedding speech.

— Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, attends a meeting in Tehran, Iran, July 18, 2016.

— Emma Graham, CNBC, 4 July 2026

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