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injection

[in-jek-shuhn] / ɪnˈdʒɛk ʃən /
NOUN
introduction into bloodstream
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In that scenario, the jury would have to determine whether Microsoft -- the then-startup's first private investor with a $13 billion injection -- knowingly facilitated the company's deviation from its original mission.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

The higher-dose Wegovy shot is a once-weekly injection that contains 7.2 milligrams of active ingredient semaglutide and has been shown in a trial to help patients lose 21% of their body weight on average.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

State and federal agencies don’t track data around vitamin K injection refusal or subsequent bleeding, which impedes their ability to quantify and track outcomes, including death.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

He stayed for roughly two weeks because he needed to wait four days between each injection.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

In the hours before the explosion, workers had laid out fire hoses in preparation for the seawater injection, but those had been damaged by the blast.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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