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At various points, sociologists proposed and critiqued affirmative action, inspired and lambasted welfare reform, diagnosed and dismissed the breakdown of the nuclear family.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
The results of that sample are then reported to local health departments who alert state and federal health agencies if they identify a cluster of people diagnosed with the same food-borne illness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Boseman died at the age of 43 in 2020, four years after being diagnosed with colon cancer.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Both had been diagnosed with “gender dysphoria,” a psychiatric condition, and pharmaceutically treated for it—B.P.J. with puberty blockers, Lindsay Hecox with testosterone-suppressing drugs, and both with estrogen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
He was diagnosed with a herniated disc, and the TCU coaches told him not to come to school until January, after he had had a chance to rehabilitate.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
