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inoculation

[ih-nok-yuh-ley-shuhn] / ɪˌnɒk yəˈleɪ ʃən /
NOUN
immunization
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The death of Franklin’s young son, Frances, from smallpox was a prime factor in his ardent support of inoculation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

There weren’t vehicles to divert, underground creeks that required stabilization, majestic oaks that had to be saved or soils that required inoculation with local microbes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2025

Health experts say that the disease could be controlled or even eradicated with proper inoculation rates - generally defined as 95% of a community receiving the measles vaccine.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2025

“All samples with a PCR positive result are going through egg inoculation tests, a gold-standard for determining if infectious virus is present,” they wrote.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2024

They used as a reason for my transfer that I refused to take some kind of shots, an inoculation or something.

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




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