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an inherited or established way of thinking, feeling, or doing
the time-honored prescription among hostelers that you do not mess with another person's stuff
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Recent Examples of prescriptions
The affordability debate also is playing out in Democratic primaries, though, and some of the candidates who emerged victorious offered more scathing critiques of capitalism and more drastic policy prescriptions.
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Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
5 July 2026
In particular, low-income beneficiaries are accustomed to paying $5 to $10 for their standard prescriptions, making $50 a major barrier, according to KFF Health News.
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Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
An anticipated surge in prescriptions could also cause a supply bottleneck and cost taxpayers millions of dollars.
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Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
1 July 2026
The collection also accepts medical sharps, including diabetic needles, blood lancets, insulin pens, epi-pens, syringes, expired over-the-counter medicines and non-narcotic prescriptions.
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Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2026
Produce prescriptions may be issued to people with diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol or a high-risk pregnancy.
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Kate Gray,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
The state had alleged that the drugmaker paid the kickbacks in the form of a free network of nurses and insurance support services to boost prescriptions of its medicines.
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Ed Silverman,
STAT,
29 June 2026
And last fall, the Solovievs did an about-face and declared that the pharmacy, which had been open since the 1920s, would no longer fill prescriptions — leaving the nearest drugstore a ferry ride away.
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Reeves Wiedeman,
Curbed,
22 June 2026
In recent years, writers, thinkers, and podcasters have advanced rival prescriptions for restoring the economic mobility that twentieth-century Americans came to see as their birthright.
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Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
5 July 2026
In particular, low-income beneficiaries are accustomed to paying $5 to $10 for their standard prescriptions, making $50 a major barrier, according to KFF Health News.
—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
An anticipated surge in prescriptions could also cause a supply bottleneck and cost taxpayers millions of dollars.
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Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
1 July 2026
The collection also accepts medical sharps, including diabetic needles, blood lancets, insulin pens, epi-pens, syringes, expired over-the-counter medicines and non-narcotic prescriptions.
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Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2026
Produce prescriptions may be issued to people with diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol or a high-risk pregnancy.
—
Kate Gray,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
The state had alleged that the drugmaker paid the kickbacks in the form of a free network of nurses and insurance support services to boost prescriptions of its medicines.
—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
29 June 2026
And last fall, the Solovievs did an about-face and declared that the pharmacy, which had been open since the 1920s, would no longer fill prescriptions — leaving the nearest drugstore a ferry ride away.
—
Reeves Wiedeman,
Curbed,
22 June 2026
In recent years, writers, thinkers, and podcasters have advanced rival prescriptions for restoring the economic mobility that twentieth-century Americans came to see as their birthright.
—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prescriptions
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First, President Dillon asked for existing data centers to be grandfathered in the ordinance, meaning operating data centers can expand without following these rules.
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Under federal rules, if a complaint about an infant formula — such as a report of an adverse event — shows a possible health hazard, the company must investigate.
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Each exchange led to a conversation about how their traditions and lives differed.
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Andronis describes the restaurant as a traditional Greek taverna set against the caldera cliffs, blending Greek traditions with Santorini’s romance and exclusivity.
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The values imparted to me throughout my public school education — equal opportunity, impartial justice, respect for expertise, basic honesty — have been abandoned by a new breed of politician that has turned governance itself into a blood sport.
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Companies with larger market cap values, such as the top 25 listed below, generally tend to by more stable, while smaller companies can offer higher volatility, but greater growth potential.
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