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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

The terms are embedded in the Administrative Procedure Act of 1946, which spells out the steps government agencies must take to immunize their rules from legal challenges.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 6, 2025

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

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

For a seller, “fully disclosing essentially immunizes you from liability later.”

From Seattle Times Nov. 30, 2023

He has argued that the Constitution’s “speech or debate” clause, which shields members of Congress from reprisals for legislative conduct, immunizes him against testifying because the vice president serves as president of the Senate.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 30, 2023

Tech companies argue they are protected by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which in general immunizes them from liability for content someone else has posted.

From Washington Times Feb. 17, 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

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 Smith, George Oliver

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 19, 2025

Those who have not been immunized are at higher risk of infection.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2025

And very significantly, even if the president is fully immunized against damages, his associates are not.

From Slate May 21, 2025

I thought maybe my age, or the presence of the Red Cross, immunized me against the terrors I knew existed in the camp.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

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

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

You tend to forget how extraordinary it is that medical science has been able to develop ways of immunizing us against these brutal childhood diseases.

From Salon Sep. 2, 2023

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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