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injection

[in-jek-shuhn] / ɪnˈdʒɛk ʃən /
NOUN
introduction into bloodstream
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Every week, he came into the hospital to get a spinal injection, and he was also prescribed pills to take at home.

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026

There have been 35 executions in the United States this year, all by lethal injection.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026

But in September, Novartis revealed that the once-monthly injection failed the Phase 3 trial.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

These improvements occurred after just one nanoparticle injection, demonstrating the potential of the approach beyond cancer treatment.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

I would have panicked, but the injection was already starting to make me feel groggy.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge

However, surgery alone has not been enough, and Marklew has to have three injections every week to try and keep the cancer under control.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

Obese mice received daily BRP injections for 14 days.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

“Mailyan also billed for providing Botox injections when she was actually on vacation in Mexico, Hawaii, Las Vegas, Pennsylvania, and New York at various times throughout her fraud scheme,” the Justice Department said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Net injections into storage were 80 billion cubic feet, up from the five-year average for the week of 77 Bcf and above the 70 Bcf estimate in a WSJ survey of analysts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

I could remotely conceive surprising him once, for an instant, the way his mother had been when she was captured— but to surprise him long enough to give him six consecutive injections?

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel


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