insertion
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"I wouldn't call it nominal orbital insertion," company spokesperson Dan Huot said, adding however that it was "within bounds" of a previously analyzed trajectory.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
These reactions include splitting dihydrogen and enabling the step-by-step insertion and chain growth of ethene, a simple 2-carbon hydrocarbon.
From Science Daily ● May 1, 2026
Sienna was then taken by ambulance to Noah's Ark Children's Hospital in Cardiff for urgent treatment, including the insertion of an emergency shunt and a major brain operation that left her in intensive care.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
During the process, the insertion of a breathing tube damaged his vocal cords, leaving him questioning whether he would ever be able to sing again, he told The Times in 2021.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026
Lunar-orbit insertion was the process of slowing down enough to be captured by the moon’s gravity, but not slow enough to crash into it.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
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Many clinicians point to the paracervical block—a simple, targeted injection of a local anesthetic around the cervix—as a way to greatly reduce pain during IUD insertions.
From Slate ● Jun. 7, 2026
The insertions of social criticism seem especially misplaced, because the core of this compact novel is so tough and powerful.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
Fourth-year veterinarian student Alexandra Ponkey maneuvered the camera and the surgical tools through the insertions on the belly of a 2-year-old German Shepherd named Jackie.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2025
This kind of gene-editing can also lead to indels -- random insertions and deletions -- where the cell is not able to perfectly repair itself.
From Science Daily ● May 21, 2024
By eight o’clock in the morning, the teams had begun their insertions.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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