the doctor
noun
variants
or the doctor's
: the place where a doctor works
I saw her at the doctor's last week.
How long will you be at the doctor?
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Advocate for yourself at the doctor’s office: Come prepared with research and if your doctor doesn’t listen, keep pushing to be heard.
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Syeda Saad, refinery29.com, 25 Sep. 2024
Recently, the doctor, running the company pleaded guilty to taking (public) money for his own use.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 24 Sep. 2024
Recently, the doctor running the company pleaded guilty to taking TANF money for his own use.
—EW.com, 24 Sep. 2024
For a team with 2024 playoff aspirations and a franchise with a history of underperforming offenses, the first two weeks of struggle were not what the doctor ordered.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2024
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Syeda Saad, refinery29.com, 25 Sep. 2024
Recently, the doctor, running the company pleaded guilty to taking (public) money for his own use.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 24 Sep. 2024
Recently, the doctor running the company pleaded guilty to taking TANF money for his own use.
—EW.com, 24 Sep. 2024
For a team with 2024 playoff aspirations and a franchise with a history of underperforming offenses, the first two weeks of struggle were not what the doctor ordered.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for the doctor
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“The doctor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20doctor. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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