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Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
Offering festive sparkles courtesy of club soda and bubbly wine plus a dose of spa vibes via floral Lillet Blanc, fresh basil or mint, and slices of cucumber and citrus, this low-ABV cocktail recipe is as invigorating as a spring morning.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Apr. 2026
Paula Wethington, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
Shifting from the one-size-fits-all birth dose at 24 hours old to a thoughtful, individualized medical assessment is a completely reasonable move.
—Lauren Arikan, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Half took a daily 2,000 IU dose of vitamin D alongside their treatment.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
Offering festive sparkles courtesy of club soda and bubbly wine plus a dose of spa vibes via floral Lillet Blanc, fresh basil or mint, and slices of cucumber and citrus, this low-ABV cocktail recipe is as invigorating as a spring morning.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
Under current guidelines explained by the Washtenaw County Health Department, the first vaccine dose is usually given at about age 1, with the second dose at about age 4.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
Shifting from the one-size-fits-all birth dose at 24 hours old to a thoughtful, individualized medical assessment is a completely reasonable move.
—Lauren Arikan, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026
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But unlike prescription medications, it is sold as a dietary supplement, meaning it is not regulated by the FDA for consistent dosage or purity.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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Under federal law, all applications for new active ingredients, new dosage instructions or new ways of administering medication must typically include a safety and effectiveness assessment if the product in question is to be used by pediatric patients.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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For most of the nearly 50 years since KRAS was first discovered, scientists struggled to effectively drug the cancer protein.—
Angus Chen,
STAT,
19 Apr. 2026
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Nikitin was drugged and brutalized by his captors in the Soviet psychiatric prisons.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Dose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dose. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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