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insertion

[in-sur-shuhn] / ɪnˈsɜr ʃən /


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Not since Ponting's insertion of England 21 years ago had a 100-run opening partnership been made for a side put into bat by Australia.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

According to some outside medical experts, she likely “survived the procedure because the drug, pentobarbital, probably poured into tissue surrounding the insertion sites instead of entering her bloodstream.”

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

Roman used far less fuel than expected during its first course correction, carried additional propellant at launch, and is projected to conserve even more during its second mid-course correction and orbital insertion.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

Paracervical blocks are so effective that both the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention support using them during IUD insertion.

From Slate ● Jun. 7, 2026

The men went through the insertion door and found themselves in an empty storage room.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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

Among older Brazilians alone, researchers identified more than 2,000 mobile element insertions and over 140 HLA alleles missing from global genomic databases.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 8, 2026

The insertions of social criticism seem especially misplaced, because the core of this compact novel is so tough and powerful.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025

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

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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