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immunize

[im-yuh-nahyz, ih-myoo-nahyz] / ˈɪm jəˌnaɪz, ɪˈmju naɪz /
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perform vaccination
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Unfortunately for the bulls, robust projected earnings growth doesn’t immunize the market from major declines.

From MarketWatch Jan. 13, 2026

After Epstein’s death, the men used their executor roles—controlling both victims’ compensation and access to records—to try to immunize themselves from personal lawsuits, according to court filings.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 23, 2025

Stepping above means spending more on finer tailoring and materials, but wealth doesn’t necessarily immunize people from the otherworldly allure of chunky jewelry.

From Salon Jun. 7, 2025

“I’m not suggesting that the failures of the Department should immunize Deputy Kirk or any other deputy taking responsibility for their actions,” Luna wrote.

From Los Angeles Times May 19, 2025

“The embryos still have gills. We immunize the fish against the future man’s diseases.”

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

But her efforts to hold the prosecutor accountable have run into a roadblock at the state’s highest court, which says longstanding court doctrine immunizes prosecutors from civil liability.

From Seattle Times Jun. 21, 2023

If Omicron safely immunizes people and similarly recombines with and tames more pathogenic SARS-CoV-2 variant, that would be “a best-case scenario,” she says.

From Science Magazine Feb. 4, 2022

The Mexican government’s case argues that the 2005 measure immunizes the gun industry only from lawsuits involving violence in the United States.

From Washington Post Aug. 4, 2021

Although he is called an anti-vax doctor, Sears does not consider himself anti-vaccine, and pointed out that he routinely immunizes children in his office.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2019

In some we observe that the carrier results from a low-level, incomplete infection with the disease which immunizes him but does not kill the bugs.

From Highways in Hiding by George Oliver Smith

Norway, by contrast, after the discovery of North Sea oil in the 1970s, set up a sovereign-wealth fund through a trust structure independent of central government and thus immunized against political manipulation.

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

Children age 1 year and older are considered fully immunized after receiving two doses.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 19, 2026

The U.S. recommends youngsters to get immunized against 18 diseases, while Denmark recommends 10.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 19, 2025

If a pregnant woman wasn’t vaccinated against RSV, officials recommend her infant get immunized.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 30, 2025

Ultimately, I believe that the similarities between these systems of control overwhelm the differences and that mass incarceration, like its predecessors, has been largely immunized from legal challenge.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

Public-health experts have warned against delaying the vaccine or only immunizing the babies of infected women at birth.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 5, 2025

And these viral genes may protect us against other viral infections in some cases, or provide antiviral resistance, immunizing rare individuals against HIV for example.

From Salon Jun. 1, 2025

To prevent severe RSV in infants, officials recommend either maternal vaccination or immunizing the infant with a monoclonal antibody.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 11, 2025

The contracts specify that the vaccines can only be used for immunizing humans and violations in theory could create liability issues for the companies.

From Science Magazine May 30, 2023

She is given a list of pediatricians, and coundess brochures on breast-feeding, and bonding, and immunizing, and samples of baby shampoos and Q-Tips and creams.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri




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