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inoculate

[ih-nok-yuh-leyt] / ɪˈnɒk jəˌleɪt /
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immunize
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Vaccination teams aim to inoculate about 5,000 little penguins closest to the visitor areas, the state official said, in a program that is likely to last weeks and months, not days.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

Saylor, Strategy’s founder and executive chairman, raised the possibility, telling investors, “We’ll probably sell some bitcoin to fund a dividend just to inoculate the market, just to send the message that we did it. ‘

From MarketWatch May 6, 2026

Haffkine developed a vaccine to combat the plague and Saklatvala went door-to-door, convincing people to inoculate themselves.

From BBC Oct. 19, 2024

They inoculate against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, specifically the KP.2 strain, which has been driving a large proportion of infections this summer.

From Salon Aug. 22, 2024

“So you need to inoculate them by what time?”

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

The familiarity inoculates them against the fear, which may then become fascination.

From Scientific American Sep. 18, 2022

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has promised lockdowns would be "less likely" once the country inoculates 70% of its population above 16 years, which now stands at 19%.

From Reuters Aug. 2, 2021

“Injecting places like the Wing Luke into society inoculates against bigotry and racism and hatred,” he says.

From Seattle Times Jul. 25, 2021

The hospital’s steady employment normally inoculates the region against economic downturns and keeps unemployment lower here than in surrounding counties, said Fred Gaffney, president of the Columbia Montour Chamber of Commerce.

From Washington Post May 12, 2020

Matthew inoculates people against the memory serum all throughout the day, Cara and Caleb and Tris and Nita and Reggie and himself.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

The government and Unicef launched an emergency vaccination campaign in April in certain regions, and have so far inoculated more than 18.4m children.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Even in difficult conditions, the plants treated with fungi survived longer than those that were not inoculated.

From Science Daily Mar. 12, 2026

Parents have been able to choose whether to delay or decline to have their infants inoculated, according to the Vaccine Integrity Project.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 5, 2025

A new recommendation passed by the committee will tell parents of most infants to consult with doctors about whether their babies should be inoculated at birth.

From Barron's Dec. 5, 2025

When he launched a crusade against an outbreak of malaria, Celia inoculated schoolchildren.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

Is he trying to scare parents into not inoculating children?

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Another collaborator, Deb Cabin, who studies prion disease at the McLaughlin Research Institute, flew out from Great Falls, Montana, to instruct them on inoculating the mice with infectious prion.

From Science Magazine Mar. 21, 2024

I knew, as many historians knew before me, that free and enslaved West Africans on both sides of the Atlantic were inoculating against disease before the early 18th century.

From Slate Sep. 4, 2023

“Combating COVID-19 requires a comprehensive national ability, including the capacity for testing, treatment and inoculating people with vaccines,” Jung said.

From Seattle Times May 16, 2022

I never dreamed that they were going to try to make it appear that instead of inoculating against an epidemic, I had started it.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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