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a set of questions or problems designed to assess knowledge, skills, or intelligence
the exam will cover everything we have studied this term
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Going for routine exams and reporting any unusual symptoms early may lead to earlier detection and better treatment outcomes.
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Julie Scott, Msn, Anp-Bc, Aocnp, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2025
The education department doesn't teach the students taking standardized exams and assessments.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2025
Healthcare providers use exams, imaging tests, and biopsies to diagnose ovarian cancer.
—Julie Scott, Msn, Anp-Bc, Aocnp, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2025
What To Know In Iowa, House File 318 would eliminate co-pays and deductibles for supplemental and diagnostic breast exams, the same as for routine mammograms.
—Jasmine Laws, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
That thirst for knowledge has led to a deluge of services that prominently position diagnostics—which can include anything from blood and fecal testing to full-body scans to postural alignment exams—in their approach to keeping people healthier for longer.
—Fiorella Valdesolo, Allure, 12 Mar. 2025
The district wants to increase the proportion of students scoring in the highest rung of achievement on state exams in Math I from 27% in 2023 to 57% in 2029.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2025
The play takes place in the library as a group of friends and roommates meet up to pull their last all-nighter to finish papers and cram for final exams.
—Kristen Tauer, WWD, 10 Mar. 2025
Keep the exams The CFPB and its employees are in limbo after acting Director Russell Vought took over last month, issuing a flurry of directives to the agency’s then 1,700 staffers.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025
Julie Scott, Msn, Anp-Bc, Aocnp, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2025
The education department doesn't teach the students taking standardized exams and assessments.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2025
Healthcare providers use exams, imaging tests, and biopsies to diagnose ovarian cancer.
—Julie Scott, Msn, Anp-Bc, Aocnp, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2025
What To Know In Iowa, House File 318 would eliminate co-pays and deductibles for supplemental and diagnostic breast exams, the same as for routine mammograms.
—Jasmine Laws, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
That thirst for knowledge has led to a deluge of services that prominently position diagnostics—which can include anything from blood and fecal testing to full-body scans to postural alignment exams—in their approach to keeping people healthier for longer.
—Fiorella Valdesolo, Allure, 12 Mar. 2025
The district wants to increase the proportion of students scoring in the highest rung of achievement on state exams in Math I from 27% in 2023 to 57% in 2029.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2025
The play takes place in the library as a group of friends and roommates meet up to pull their last all-nighter to finish papers and cram for final exams.
—Kristen Tauer, WWD, 10 Mar. 2025
Keep the exams The CFPB and its employees are in limbo after acting Director Russell Vought took over last month, issuing a flurry of directives to the agency’s then 1,700 staffers.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025
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