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as in hospital
a place for the treatment of those who are ill or injured
After working as a city emergency room physician for many years, he started a small clinic in a remote village.
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as in workshop
an intensive educational or training program
This winter, Shelley will attend a softball clinic to prepare herself for the upcoming season.
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Recent Examples of clinic
But amidst a global epidemic of loneliness, fewer people want to be cocooned in a clinic undergoing DNA testing and stem cell treatments.
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Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2024
With the help of The National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme, Wadhwani gathered 36,000 cough sounds from patients visiting X-Ray clinics for all manner of ailments, not just TB, which provided data from people with and without the disease.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Dec. 2024
Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly have both stepped in to address illicit versions of their treatments, suing weight loss clinics, medical spas and compounding pharmacies across the U.S. over the past year.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
Parents and guardians have been reuniting with students at a nearby clinic.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2024
With the help of The National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme, Wadhwani gathered 36,000 cough sounds from patients visiting X-Ray clinics for all manner of ailments, not just TB, which provided data from people with and without the disease.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Dec. 2024
Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly have both stepped in to address illicit versions of their treatments, suing weight loss clinics, medical spas and compounding pharmacies across the U.S. over the past year.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
Parents and guardians have been reuniting with students at a nearby clinic.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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Man started firing gun during 'family dispute' that escalated The shooting and stabbing sent four people to the hospital: one woman with life-threatening injuries and two men and one teenage boy in stable condition, police said.Elena Santa Cruz, The Arizona Republic, 29 Dec. 2024
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Last year, Netanyahu was rushed to the hospital for what doctors said likely was dehydration.Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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Don’t miss the ornament-making classes, Mrs. Claus’s bakeshop pie-making class, or the gingerbread workshops.Paula Conway, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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The teams will get bootcamp training from experts at Netflix who will coach and host workshops covering creative, HR and production.Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
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However, names being floated among some corners of the GOP conference include House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN), Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), according to one lawmaker.Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Dec. 2024
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Colleges, conferences and the NCAA could be deemed on the hook to pay sizable damages for unpaid wages and other back pay.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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The designation is offered by a small Florida firm, Excel Empire, which was established just two years ago and only requires attendance at a three-day seminar.Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 20 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Books show American lit at its height The books becoming public read like the syllabus for an American literature seminar.Andrew Dalton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Clinic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinic. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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