Labor in healthcare includes taking down medical histories, making diagnoses, lifting patients, removing lumps, palpating livers, writing notes, processing claims and comforting patients.
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Kevin Vigilante,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
Expect a thorough exam, during which the provider will palpate (touch) the bicep, check for swelling or tenderness, and assess your range of motion and strength.
After re-signing Javonte Williams, the Cowboys feel like the running back room is ready to roll into the season.
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Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Mar. 2026
And while some seasons in the past have felt safe in the Italian fashion capital, many Milan designers took risks this season, pushing a distinct vision.
Pacific Ridge shaved six points off the deficit, outscoring the Komets in the third quarter.
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John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
And the longest-ever government shutdown shaved a bunch of productivity off the books in the fourth quarter – growth that the US economy should be making back this quarter.
Messages to students also might touch on academic issues and social-emotional development, according to bidding documents of the Florida school system.
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Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
Hassan Hakmoun and Adam Rudolph’s score circumnavigates the Mediterranean — a sea which touches Duato’s native Spain, North Africa, the Greek isles, Turkey, Syria, Israel and Gaza.
Joel Veltman grabbed the second equaliser in a 2-2 draw at West Ham in the final fixture of 2025 with a left-foot volley at the far post after an in-swinging corner from Ferdi Kadioglu was palmed straight to the Dutchman by West Ham goalkeeper Alphonse Areola.
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Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
Major League Baseball wagged a finger with one hand and palmed gate receipts and a new TV deal in the other.
Use a push broom to brush the grass back and forth to work the leveling mix down to the roots of the grass.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
26 Feb. 2026
In a possible signal that the software selloff has overextended itself, Workday brushed off a 9% decline in the premarket and was more than 2% higher in afternoon trading.
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