Example Sentences

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Faulty Theranos tests led one woman to believe her breast cancer had recurred when it had not.

From Slate • Jan. 4, 2022

On Friday, prosecutors and defense attorney Alex Stavrou notified the court that a skin biopsy found Worrell’s cancer had recurred and that he had been referred for further treatment.

From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2021

Doherty, the 50-year-old former star of "Beverly Hills, 90210," "Charmed" and "Heathers" revealed in February 2020 that the breast cancer she had been diagnosed with in 2015 had recurred and progressed to stage 4.

From Fox News • Oct. 4, 2021

Doherty, the 50-year-old former star of “Beverly Hills, 90210,” “Charmed” and “Heathers” revealed in February 2020 that the breast cancer she had been diagnosed with in 2015 had recurred and progressed to stage 4.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2021

For several moments he had had the feeling of being back in a nightmare which had recurred from time to time throughout his life.

From "1984" by George Orwell