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an individual awaiting or under medical care and treatment
the nurse asked the patient to change into a paper gown
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Recent Examples of patients
But studies like this can influence whether patients feel like hope is worth chasing.
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Kathi Rigby, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2026
Only about 1 in 3 patients with Stage IV breast cancer survive more than five years, according to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 9 May 2026
Music is one way the mares, part of Nodiff-Netanel’s nonprofit called Mini Therapy Horses, comfort people, especially hospital patients, in Southern California.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 9 May 2026
Among their uses, Linde’s gases create the fizz in sparkling waters, provide respiratory support to hospital patients, and help lasers etch billions of tiny transistors onto artificial intelligence chips.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 9 May 2026
However, it’s not routinely used for most patients.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 9 May 2026
Nebraska Medical Center also has a biocontainment unit where several patients with Ebola were treated in 2014 and patients from the Diamond Princess were treated in 2020.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 9 May 2026
Some of the patients were taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center and Burn Center, according to the audio.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 9 May 2026
Kelly’s laboratory discovered tafamidis, marketed by Pfizer as Vyndaqel and Vyndamax, which slows the progression of transthyretin cardiomyopathy and polyneuropathy and is taken by approximately 70,000 patients worldwide.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
Kathi Rigby, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2026
Only about 1 in 3 patients with Stage IV breast cancer survive more than five years, according to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 9 May 2026
Music is one way the mares, part of Nodiff-Netanel’s nonprofit called Mini Therapy Horses, comfort people, especially hospital patients, in Southern California.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 9 May 2026
Among their uses, Linde’s gases create the fizz in sparkling waters, provide respiratory support to hospital patients, and help lasers etch billions of tiny transistors onto artificial intelligence chips.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 9 May 2026
However, it’s not routinely used for most patients.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 9 May 2026
Nebraska Medical Center also has a biocontainment unit where several patients with Ebola were treated in 2014 and patients from the Diamond Princess were treated in 2020.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 9 May 2026
Some of the patients were taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center and Burn Center, according to the audio.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 9 May 2026
Kelly’s laboratory discovered tafamidis, marketed by Pfizer as Vyndaqel and Vyndamax, which slows the progression of transthyretin cardiomyopathy and polyneuropathy and is taken by approximately 70,000 patients worldwide.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patients
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That means technology in many cases has more relevance than the actual content on the screen.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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Walmart’s supply chain overhaul has been a top driver of its e-commerce acceleration, with the company now touting 30-minutes-or-less delivery in some cases.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Employing a cast of non-professional locals, the film playfully interrogates the brutal but bungled occupation while also allowing its actors — many of whom are descendants of the fascists’ victims — to reinterpret and reclaim a chapter in their city’s past.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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Kyiv officials announced a day of mourning on Friday to honor the victims, with national flags at half-mast across the city of three million people.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
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