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  • noun Plural form of responder.

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  • Promoted to Headline (H3) on 6/26/08: Why were 'first responders' de-contaminated at the Pentagon? yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Why were \'first responders\' de-contaminated at the Pentagon? '

    Why were 'first responders' de-contaminated at the Pentagon? 2008

  • Patients who reported a reduction of 10 points or more on a tinnitus questionnaire were classified as responders, or those responding to treatment.

    A Possible New Weapon to Battle Brain Tumors Ann Lukits 2011

  • The continued stupidity of the liberal responders is beyond belief.

    State of the Union: Powell 'concerned' about Obama's agenda 2009

  • Lack of coordination among first responders is a continuing problem, and communications breakdowns (which caused so many deaths among police and firefighters on 9/11) can be lethal.

    Ten Years Later 2005

  • Lack of coordination among first responders is a continuing problem, and communications breakdowns (which caused so many deaths among police and firefighters on 9/11) can be lethal.

    Ten Years Later 2005

  • Patients who reported a reduction of 10 points or more on a tinnitus questionnaire were classified as responders, or those responding to treatment.

    WSJ.com: What's News US 2011

  • And three weeks after the therapy ended, more people in the light-therapy group were considered treatment "responders" -- meaning their depression scores had dropped by at least

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Some studies, for example, have been criticized because they've targeted people who became ill, rather than all responders, which is likely to result in a biased study.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Nor will it take away health care for our brave volunteer first responders, which is what Bob Turner wants to do.

    NY Daily News 2011

  • In addition, patients classified as responders (having a PGA score of cleared, minimal or mild) at week 12 discontinued therapy until recurrence of psoriasis (PGA of moderate or greater).

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

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