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injection

[in-jek-shuhn] / ɪnˈdʒɛk ʃən /
NOUN
introduction into bloodstream
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And in states like Tennessee, which does not carry out many lethal injection executions, members of the execution team do not have the chance to perfect their skill by using it a lot.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

He still remembers the death of Jonathan Nobles, who was executed by lethal injection in Texas in 1998.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

The upcoming storage report from the EIA is projected to show an injection of 64 bcf, according to a survey of analysts by WSJ.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

On Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court refused to hear her claim that “the mental suffering and psychological terror she will experience under Tennessee’s lethal injection protocol is cognizable under the Eighth Amendment.”

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

Continued litigation about lethal injection protocols and other questions about the reliability of the death penalty slowed the execution rate in Alabama dramatically.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

Christa Pike, 50, on Wednesday survived two lethal injections of pentobarbital, a drug that suppresses nervous system activity.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

She said waking up to the news Pike had survived the injections was "like watching a horror movie".

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Capital punishment is currently legal in 27 states and injections are the most common form of execution.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

At the lowest consumer-friendly rung rest affordable fillers and Botox injections.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

Bjorklund’s HeLa injections got him expelled from his laboratory, and Hyman hoped for similar results with Southam.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot




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