physicals

British

/ ˈfɪzɪkəlz /

plural noun

Also called: actuals. commerce commodities that can be purchased and used, as opposed to those bought and sold in a futures market

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So I’ve been proactive in the sense that I go get two physicals a year.

From Los Angeles Times

So I do two physicals a year, and I’ve been doing that forever.

From Los Angeles Times

Yearly physicals that I passed with few red flags.

From Los Angeles Times

Insurance coverage protects teams from having to pay a player for time missed because of an injury stemming from the WBC, which requires participants to undergo entrance and exit physicals to document injury information.

From Los Angeles Times

A walking lifestyle, preparing healthy meals at home and getting plenty of rest limit our doctor visits to annual physicals and periodic checkups at the dentist, dermatologist and ophthalmologist.

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