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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
Hospitals and emergency rooms remained open, and patients there were receiving proper care, the university said in the statement.
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Arkansas Online, 21 Feb. 2026
So far, its children’s hospital hasn’t admitted any measles patients, doctors said.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
But his script for the 1971 movie The Hospital displayed a righteous sense of indignation at the way the American health-care system failed its practitioners and its patients.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2026
Social media addiction is not recognized as an official disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, which is the standard reference psychiatrists and other mental health practitioners use to assess and treat patients.
—ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
Some of the departures came amid scrutiny of a new voucher program introduced by FDA director Marty Makary — an initiative that has seemed to be motivated more by political maneuvering than improving patients’ lives.
—Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2026
Lung transplant patients see their doctors often in the year after the surgery, when the risk of organ rejection is the highest, Powers said.
—CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
Zaher al-Waheidi, head of the records department at Gaza’s Health Ministry, said MSF’s suspension would have a significant impact as hundreds of patients are admitted to the maternity and burn wards daily.
—Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
There are medicinal uses for it and should be available to those patients that need it.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Arkansas Online, 21 Feb. 2026
So far, its children’s hospital hasn’t admitted any measles patients, doctors said.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
But his script for the 1971 movie The Hospital displayed a righteous sense of indignation at the way the American health-care system failed its practitioners and its patients.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2026
Social media addiction is not recognized as an official disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, which is the standard reference psychiatrists and other mental health practitioners use to assess and treat patients.
—ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
Some of the departures came amid scrutiny of a new voucher program introduced by FDA director Marty Makary — an initiative that has seemed to be motivated more by political maneuvering than improving patients’ lives.
—Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2026
Lung transplant patients see their doctors often in the year after the surgery, when the risk of organ rejection is the highest, Powers said.
—CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
Zaher al-Waheidi, head of the records department at Gaza’s Health Ministry, said MSF’s suspension would have a significant impact as hundreds of patients are admitted to the maternity and burn wards daily.
—Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
There are medicinal uses for it and should be available to those patients that need it.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patients
Noun
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Bill Essayli, federal prosecutors in Los Angeles have aggressively charged protesters with assaulting and impeding the actions of immigration agents, filing more than 100 cases.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Doctors at UConn Health and Yale New Haven Health said that at least 10% of cancer cases are occurring in young people under the age of 50.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Without defendants, victims or witnesses present, prosecutors can’t do their job, Merriweather said.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Feb. 2026
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True reform should protect victims while ensuring individuals receive the accountability and services necessary to break cycles of crime.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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