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doughnut hole

British  

noun

  1. a funding shortfall in the standard drug benefit offered by many Medicare prescription drug plans

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The sweet treat, which looks like a doughnut hole, was supposedly invented by a consort of the first king of the Chakri Dynasty, which continues to reign 240 years later.

From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2022

When it was broken down into its individual components, it was clear that Americans favored every one: Closing the Medicare drug benefit doughnut hole: 81% in favor.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 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

He pelted a doughnut hole at the bird.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

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