treatable
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For most of the finale’s 46 minutes, she and Ava argue over why Deborah, someone who’s never said die, would so easily surrender to a treatable malady.
From Salon • May 29, 2026
"They assure me that everything I have is treatable," she said.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
There have been widespread hopes that drugs like Leqembi and Kisunla, which emerged just a couple of years ago, would mark the beginning of an era when the disease became treatable.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026
“These numbers are way lower than what you would expect to be seeing if we’re doing a good job of detecting kids with treatable conditions.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
That wasn’t the only issue, but every problem Mira had was treatable.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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