clinically
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Ranji dismissed the “scary-sounding” phrasing, noting that wearable data isn’t clinically reliable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
"The improvement we saw is clinically meaningful. These workers were able to stay awake and alert throughout a full eight-hour shift, which has real implications for performance, safety, and quality of life," Czeisler said.
From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026
The RCS team revealed cancers that were missed, mastectomies that may not have been necessary, incidents of chemotherapy not being offered and surgery undertaken to remove lymph nodes when not clinically necessary.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
However, Pfizer said it is confident in the vaccine’s potential, noting that this criterion was met in the second pre-specified analysis and the clinically meaningful efficacy demonstrated in the trial.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
Its cell-destroying capacity is now clinically utilized in the treatment of a rare type of cancer which develops in the adrenal gland.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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