Example Sentences

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"Diagnosing an extremely complex airplane with an outdated playbook is impossible," says the Foundation's executive director, Ed Pierson.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Diagnosing Alzheimer’s early is like finding stage one cancer rather than stage four.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Diagnosing CTE is a complex process and involves the study of more than 20 regions of the brain, Nowinski said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2025

Diagnosing a small placenta is “low-hanging fruit,” he said, estimating that it could prevent 7,000 stillbirths per year.

From Salon • May 29, 2024

Diagnosing carcinoma in situ had only been possible since 1941, when George Papanicolaou, a Greek researcher, published a paper describing a test he’d developed, now called the Pap smear.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot