bill of health
noun phrase
1
: a certificate given to the ship's master at the time of leaving port that indicates the state of health of a ship's company and of a port with regard to infectious diseases
2
: a usually favorable report following an examination or investigation
gave the criticized textbook a clean bill of health
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At the shelter, Dr. Mallory Cade looks over Rambo and gives him a clean bill of health.
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Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 12 July 2025
The 10-year-old separated his shoulder falling down a flight of concrete steps and got a clean bill of health from the orthopedic doctor two weeks later.
—Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The 74-year-old Democratic minority leader from Brooklyn returned to Capitol Hill and was back at work after getting a clean bill of health from doctors.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
As a result, the Times found that many labs falsify reports to give their clients a clean bill of health or higher potency results, or both.
—Andrew Deangelo, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 12 July 2025
The 10-year-old separated his shoulder falling down a flight of concrete steps and got a clean bill of health from the orthopedic doctor two weeks later.
—Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The 74-year-old Democratic minority leader from Brooklyn returned to Capitol Hill and was back at work after getting a clean bill of health from doctors.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
As a result, the Times found that many labs falsify reports to give their clients a clean bill of health or higher potency results, or both.
—Andrew Deangelo, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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bill of health
noun
: a duly authenticated certificate of the state of health of a ship's company and of a port with regard to infectious diseases that is given to the ship's master at the time of leaving the port
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