patient
Example Sentences
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A lower MCR means an insurer spent less on patient medical claims, with these savings dropping to its bottom line as profit.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
After Doris Coulson retired, she became a patient at a nursing home owned by Joseph Schwartz, a New Jersey businessman who was buying up nursing homes across the country.
From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026
Medics believe Arthur is the youngest patient in the UK to have had the procedure.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
More than 80% of its members believe staffing levels are insufficient to meet patient needs, while many have seen colleagues leave the NHS because workloads have become increasingly overwhelming, it said.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
I had learned a long time ago that when my grandpa had his thinking cap on, the best thing for me to do was to be patient, and above all, not to say anything.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
Vocabulary lists containing patient
"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act V
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"A Noiseless Patient Spider" by Walt Whitman
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