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wart

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as in tumor

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Recent Examples of wart The second type of polyp is small, wart-like and occurs in clusters. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026 The second type of polyp is small, wart-like and occurs in clusters, serving to create a water current through the colony. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026 Each one is about the size of a tennis ball, yellow in color with splashes of red, and covered in wart-like bumps, thus the name. — Ari Daniel, NPR, 31 Mar. 2026 The general store transitions to massive profit margins via every wart of United States history, no significant devastation is spared, no milestone overlooked. — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wart

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What was more, the data suggested that going after the therapy’s bull’s-eye might unlock the power of immunotherapy in other, more common cancers that had stubbornly rebuffed such efforts, like pancreatic and ovarian tumors.

— Andrew Joseph, STAT, 21 Oct. 2026
Among them, despite the doctors’ suspicions, 80% did not turn out to have evidence of tumors in their specimens, says Cercek.

— Alice Park, Time, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of tumor

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Concerns also remain that their prices shot too high following a yearslong frenzy, even though companies in the industry continue to report growth.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
New consumer research suggests the shift is more deliberate, and more compatible with luxury growth, than early coverage implied.

— Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026

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Leo's cancer diagnosis was revealed last week after he was admitted to a Rome hospital for what was initially described as a surgery to remove a lung nodule.

— Alex Sundby, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Leo, 71, had surgery this month at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital to remove a lung nodule found during recent routine medical tests.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of nodule

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Another biopsy confirmed it; the swelling in her neck was where the cancer had spread.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Those who have blood clots typically first develop swelling, pain or redness along the affected area and an ultrasound is used to diagnose it and search for deeper blood clots, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

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