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patients

noun

plural of patient

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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 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 Still, intismeran is being studied in a separate clinical trial in patients with advanced melanoma that has already spread to distant organs. — David Cox, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026 The payments patients owed ranged from several thousand dollars to as little as $101, the story said. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026 Both stocks faltered even though the full data which was released Thursday appeared meaningful for patients and positive relative to Wall Street expectations. — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026 Studies that used activity monitors also found that patients who took melatonin showed improvements in recovery and sleep patterns. — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Still, patients may have their own preferences and goals, Cansino said. — Shannon Firth, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026 On this day, Onyegbula and his nurse saw 39 patients in a single day, including Marcus McGhee, who is now blind in his left eye due to complications from the disease. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

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As of Thursday morning, the government had filed charging documents in 10 of the 28 cases, offering additional details about how authorities relied on voter registration data to pursue broader criminal charges around immigration status.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Trials in four other cases in which Sorrells’ predecessor, Sharen Wilson, decided to seek the death penalty, have occurred during Sorrells term.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026

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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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