physical therapist

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Recent Examples of physical therapist Too risky, Corden concluded, prudently becoming a physical therapist instead. Kelsey Schagemann, Midwest Living, 22 May 2026 Experts recommend getting proper assessment by a healthcare provider, physical therapist, or somatic therapist to find the most effective treatment. Scott Haak, EverydayHealth.com, 6 May 2026 One of the plaintiffs, Samantha Todd, a physical therapist, worries about her kids being exposed to severe illness at day care. Idaho Statesman, 21 Apr. 2026 Brian Frost is a practicing physical therapist and senior clinic manager in West Palm Beach. Brian Frost, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for physical therapist
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Noun
  • The bipartisan support for nurse training comes at a critical moment for nursing.
    Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 17 June 2026
  • The owner of a former South Florida nursing school, accused of selling fake diplomas to students who then used the credentials to become licensed nurses, pleaded guilty this week to some of the federal charges lodged against her.
    Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • In between, check-in phone calls came from Probert, who would relay any messages from the first-team coaching staff, and under-21s and loan-player physiotherapist Tony Jones.
    Andy Jones, New York Times, 10 June 2026
  • One of them, a 35 years-old physiotherapist, served in two different missions to the state between 2017 and 2024, before returning to Cuba at the end of his deployment.
    Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • The renowned plastic surgeon was questioned for hours by an attorney for the family of Mark and Jacob Iskander, 11 and 8, who were struck and killed by Rebecca Grossman in 2020 in a Westlake Village crosswalk.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
  • According to court documents reviewed by the Miami Herald, a woman, using the pseudonym Jane Doe to protect her identity, claims that the renowned plastic surgeon drugged and assaulted her in early May 2025.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
Noun
  • Last week, an iconic cafe was demolished at the base of the structure, and on Sunday, some residents were wondering if excavation work three weeks ago may have contributed to the pier's collapse.
    John Ramos, CBS News, 15 June 2026
  • The project was delayed by years of debate and lawsuits, including over concerns about the takeover of lakefront land and the gentrification that could displace current residents.
    Susan Page, USA Today, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • An off-duty EMT and other spectators helped emergency workers save a man at the Knicks parade on June 19, 2026.
    Naveen Dhaliwal, CBS News, 19 June 2026
  • Simply put, the Freedom House training set the stage for the national standard of EMT training still in use today.
    Drew Pittock, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • Over the course of the episode, the staff learns that Willie once worked for Freedom House Ambulance Service, one of the nation’s first paramedic services staffed entirely by African Americans.
    Drew Pittock, USA Today, 18 June 2026
  • The helicopter crew brought a paramedic directly to the patient using a 200-foot longline, the sheriff's office said.
    Tim Fang, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • The Aman Beverly Hills, currently under construction and expected to open in 2028, will supposedly not only include a full luxe floor for plastic surgery recovery but actual operating rooms, a private garden just for patients and surgeons on call.
    Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2026
  • In a marathon surgery at NYU Langone Health, surgeons performed the world’s first HIV-positive-to-HIV-positive lung transplant.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 June 2026

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“Physical therapist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/physical%20therapist. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.

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