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convalescents

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plural of convalescent

as in sufferers

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On Sunday, Jordan’s Queen Rania and Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah attended a funeral held for the victims while Jordan’s King Abdullah II visited the injured in the hospital earlier.

— Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Relatives of the victims said the arrests brought them some relief.

— Omar Akour, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

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Managing or controlling vending machines with vapes or nicotine products is also an offense, unless in mental health hospitals mainly for inpatients.

— Chad de Guzman, Time, 23 Apr. 2026
The hospital shuttered its emergency department on Wednesday, and then worked to transfer its inpatients to other hospitals by the end of the day Friday.

— Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026

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That down-to-the-toes level of care is a feature of a program that has transformed the way MLK Community Healthcare treats diabetes, a chronic condition that affects one in every six South Los Angeles residents and nearly a quarter of MLK’s outpatients.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
Kids and teens who previously felt fine are seeking outpatient help, existing outpatients need more support and the number of young people showing up in mental health crisis is growing.

— Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2026

Definition of outpatients

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In most instances, those with shigellosis are able to recover on their own, but patients with more severe cases may require antibiotics and hospitalization.

— Devika Rao, TheWeek, 23 Oct. 2026
This medicine may still be out of reach for patients who cannot afford it, don’t have access to cancer care, or who struggle to navigate complicated health care and insurance systems.

— STAT Staff, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026

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