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insertion

[in-sur-shuhn] / ɪnˈsɜr ʃən /


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Today paracervical blocks during IUD insertion in the United States remain rare.

From Slate Jun. 7, 2026

"I wouldn't call it nominal orbital insertion," company spokesperson Dan Huot said, adding however that it was "within bounds" of a previously analyzed trajectory.

From Barron's May 22, 2026

At main engine cutoff, when the RS-25 engines shut down, the spacecraft was traveling at more than 18,000 miles per hour and reached its intended orbital insertion point with high precision.

From Science Daily May 4, 2026

During the process, the insertion of a breathing tube damaged his vocal cords, leaving him questioning whether he would ever be able to sing again, he told The Times in 2021.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 1, 2026

The insertion was so good that the ground controllers cleared Glenn for seven orbits.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

Many clinicians point to the paracervical block—a simple, targeted injection of a local anesthetic around the cervix—as a way to greatly reduce pain during IUD insertions.

From Slate Jun. 7, 2026

The centers are also adding nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, for intrauterine device insertions.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 1, 2026

Fourth-year veterinarian student Alexandra Ponkey maneuvered the camera and the surgical tools through the insertions on the belly of a 2-year-old German Shepherd named Jackie.

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 2025

The structural and biochemical analyses also indicated that the reverse transcriptase could lead to additional, undesired insertions.

From Science Daily May 29, 2024

When the insertions arrived in Florence, the covering letter from Riccardi included the sentence, ‘the author may alter or embellish the wording, so long as the substance is preserved’.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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