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Recent Examples of nonoperative
In many cases, similar or better results can be achieved using options including multidisciplinary care that includes an expert nonoperative physician, physical therapy and lifestyle interventions.
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Greg Licholai, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2022
Another call came in about the handrail, then a call about an emergency-exit gate at Fort Hamilton Parkway with a nonoperative magnet.
—Andy Newman, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2020
But behind the model are a set of assumptions about the relationship between China and the U.S. that are suddenly and dramatically nonoperative.
—Dan Neil, WSJ, 17 Jan. 2019
Candidates for surgery have attempted nonoperative treatments without relief of symptoms.
—Tj Gibson, azcentral, 9 May 2018
Greg Licholai, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2022
Another call came in about the handrail, then a call about an emergency-exit gate at Fort Hamilton Parkway with a nonoperative magnet.
—Andy Newman, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2020
But behind the model are a set of assumptions about the relationship between China and the U.S. that are suddenly and dramatically nonoperative.
—Dan Neil, WSJ, 17 Jan. 2019
Candidates for surgery have attempted nonoperative treatments without relief of symptoms.
—Tj Gibson, azcentral, 9 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonoperative
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The county denied that any polling locations were nonoperational, acknowledged issues, but claimed most were resolved by 11:30 a.m.Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Previously, the drones only flew during nonoperational hours.Emma Roth, The Verge, 16 Aug. 2024
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Perhaps most notably, both sides deploy decoy vehicles—either inoperative derelicts or inflatable fakes—to draw enemy fire away from real vehicles.David Axe, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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In wartime, however, the calculus changes, because most of the costs are inoperative.William C. Wohlforth, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021
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Debt and other nonoperating municipal costs would rise from $24.6 million to $26.5 million.Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 9 Mar. 2021
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Our research, published in the Journal of Finance, shows that in 2012 these corporations managed a combined portfolio of $1.6 trillion of nonoperating financial assets.Thomas Gilbert and, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2018
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Both Steph Curry and Draymond Green are expected to play against the Timberwolves on Friday at the Chase Center after each were inactive in Thursday night’s upset over the Rockets.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Philadelphia wide receiver DeVonta Smith was inactive and missed his second straight game with a hamstring injury.Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 2 Dec. 2024
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Photo: Max Burkhalter The Brooklyn home of designer Ellen Van Dusen shows that even a nonfunctional fireplace can be on fire, figuratively speaking.Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024
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The shop has been closed since at least 2022 and the roasting business now appears dormant, its website nonfunctional.Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 16 Oct. 2024
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Drivers say their contract issues center on pay as well as safety issues, including nonfunctioning heaters, loudspeakers and windshield wipers.Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Feb. 2023
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In 2020, the state of Virginia passed some bills limiting pretextual traffic stops—for example, when police spot nonfunctioning brake or tail lights or hear an overly loud exhaust system.Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 30 Jan. 2023
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Failure, however, might render the Digital Euro an ineffective compromise—too timid to drive meaningful reform and too weak to compete on the global stage.Jon Helgi Egilsson, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Despite these incentives, traditional recruitment efforts have been ineffective.Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2024
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At the hospital, Maggie unknowingly leaves a trail of blood after cutting her hand on broken glass.Jordana Comiter, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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The broken glass and defaced portraits of the now fugitive president crunching under our feet.James Longman, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Nonoperative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonoperative. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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