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injection

[in-jek-shuhn] / ɪnˈdʒɛk ʃən /
NOUN
introduction into bloodstream
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When laboratory mice experience brain damage, e.g., from an injection, Jan Deussing repeatedly notices the same response.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

The period saw a huge cash injection into theme parks, which remain a jewel in the company's crown, helping to push up the share price fivefold.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

“Don’t be weird about this,” she said as she gave herself an injection.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

Over the weekend, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez posted a video of herself doing a hormone injection as part of the process of freezing her eggs.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

It occurred to me that nettles are, in fact, injection needles.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

“Use of monovalent vaccines also would increase the number of injections a child would need and increase the number of visits required to complete the vaccination series.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

The 36-year-old Democratic congresswoman from New York shared videos of the fertility treatment on social media over the weekend, including footage of herself administering hormone injections.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

Some analysts say the GLP-1 race will remain competitive as weight-loss pills and new injections are introduced to the market.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

The Metro also leads on a jabs story, but instead headlines on weight loss injections.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

I would take injections every day over the pain in my body.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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