surgeon general
noun
plural surgeons general
: the chief medical officer of a branch of the armed services or of a public health service
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Jerome Adams, who served as surgeon general under the Trump administration, expressed concern earlier this week that Kennedy’s influence could deter people from getting vaccinated.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
Its popularity flourished during the pandemic when isolation and existential despair drove people to seek parenting advice from social media — fertile ground, according to the surgeon general advisory on parental stress, for influencers to spread advice that ultimately can do more harm than good.
—Lynda Lin Grigsby, NBC News, 26 Oct. 2024
California’s surgeon general set a goal of reducing maternal mortality by 50%.
—Alyssa Bereznak, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024
But the crescendo of modern anxieties makes parenting, itself, a health threat, says the U.S. surgeon general.
—Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Sep. 2024
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
Its popularity flourished during the pandemic when isolation and existential despair drove people to seek parenting advice from social media — fertile ground, according to the surgeon general advisory on parental stress, for influencers to spread advice that ultimately can do more harm than good.
—Lynda Lin Grigsby, NBC News, 26 Oct. 2024
California’s surgeon general set a goal of reducing maternal mortality by 50%.
—Alyssa Bereznak, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024
But the crescendo of modern anxieties makes parenting, itself, a health threat, says the U.S. surgeon general.
—Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Surgeon general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surgeon%20general. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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