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inject

[in-jekt] / ɪnˈdʒɛkt /


VERB
introduce into bloodstream by use of a needle
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Aquarian also could walk away from the deal if regulators require the company to inject significantly more capital into Brighthouse than Aquarian was planning, the filing said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

Wakeley and Chambers both say that you don't need to lose your personal style when dressing for the office and you can still inject plenty of personality while following a dress code.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

The performance, perhaps intending to inject a note of potential menace, plays up Ru’s anger at the expense of his hurt — and comes off as grating and utterly unsympathetic.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

First, jets launched by the active black hole inject energy into the surrounding galactic gas.

From Science Daily Jul. 18, 2026

Mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles may inject into the human bloodstream the single-celled organism of malaria.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

It also injects a bit of saliva, which contains anticoagulants to prevent the host’s blood from clotting as the mosquito feeds.

From Slate Aug. 4, 2026

He consistently injects pace into his team's attack with his direct nature both with and without the ball.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

During the procedure, an interventional radiologist uses a thin catheter to reach the affected blood vessels and injects tiny particles that block blood flow to them.

From Science Daily Jun. 17, 2026

Beacon is a holding company that acquires software companies, injects them with artificial intelligence and rolls them up into a portfolio to hold indefinitely.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 9, 2026

At one point Russell, who is diabetic, raises his shirt and injects himself in the stomach with insulin.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

The Tennessee native rarely injected venom into her voice, even when singing about difficult subjects — but she does it here.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

When injected into mice, they slowed the growth of several types of solid tumors over periods of days and weeks.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

Reporter Sara Ashley O’Brien: When I joined the Journal, in the fall of 2022, my first story looked at a little-known drug called Ozempic being injected by coastal elites to slim down.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

He called on him to quit and injected further tales of alleged cruelty into the discussion.

From Slate Aug. 8, 2026

A mouse injected with the smooth strain thus died rapidly of pneumonia.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Meanwhile, Thrive is currently rolling up accounting firms and other traditional businesses in hopes of injecting them with AI under a new effort called Thrive Holdings.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

The process of hydraulic fracturing ekes out oil from older wells, and involves cracking the bedrock several thousand feet below the seafloor by injecting chemical fluids with intense pressure.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

He entered the race in May, injecting uncertainty into a contest that had long appeared to be Hichilema's to lose.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

It was the Greens, Sturgeon said, who'd come closest to "injecting a sense of hope for the future" into the campaign.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

So Tree Top has added value to an apple by injecting it with flavonoids from red wine.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan




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