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go bare
 v.— «Other doctors drop malpractice insurance because they have been sued so many times they cannot afford it. In either case, patients have the right to know when a doctor is uninsured or “going bare,” as the practice is called.» —“‘Bare’ in plain sight” St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Apr. 29, 1998. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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