doughnut hole
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In addition to setting an annual limit on out-of-pocket spending, the plan would smooth spending across the year, eliminating the so-called doughnut hole when many beneficiaries are responsible for their entire drug bill.
From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2021
And the laws of electrodynamics state that to push the plasma around, physicists need another rapidly changing magnetic field, which is generated by a coil in the doughnut hole.
From Science Magazine • Feb. 6, 2020
“I don’t blame her. I am an unlikely guardian. A month ago I thought the Medicare doughnut hole was a breakfast special for seniors.”
From Washington Post • Jul. 24, 2019
Once through the doughnut hole, Medicare picks up the bulk of the drug’s cost.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2017
He pelted a doughnut hole at the bird.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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