as in rule
an inherited or established way of thinking, feeling, or doing
the time-honored prescription among hostelers that you do not mess with another person's stuff
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The three biggest pharmacy benefit managers are owned by CVS Health, Cigna and UnitedHealth Group and process 80% of all prescriptions in the United States.
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Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
With a prescription option and a stylish medium-sized frame, these glasses stood out for their effective blue light filtering and overall eye relief benefits.
—Health Editorial Team, Health, 14 Mar. 2025
Arakawa’s body was found with an open prescription bottle and pills scattered on the bathroom countertop, while Hackman’s remains were found in the home’s entryway.
—Morgan Lee, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Nearly 200,000 customers were affected, with unauthorized parties gaining access to their names, mailing addresses, email addresses, payment card details and eyeglasses prescription information.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
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Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
With a prescription option and a stylish medium-sized frame, these glasses stood out for their effective blue light filtering and overall eye relief benefits.
—Health Editorial Team, Health, 14 Mar. 2025
Arakawa’s body was found with an open prescription bottle and pills scattered on the bathroom countertop, while Hackman’s remains were found in the home’s entryway.
—Morgan Lee, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Nearly 200,000 customers were affected, with unauthorized parties gaining access to their names, mailing addresses, email addresses, payment card details and eyeglasses prescription information.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for prescription
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“Prescription.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescription. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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