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insertion

[in-sur-shuhn] / ɪnˈsɜr ʃən /


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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

“Successful orbital insertion burn. Starship is in orbit,” Jake Berkowitz, a SpaceX propulsion engineer, said on the company’s livestream.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 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

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

From Slate ● Jun. 7, 2026

The insertion of Toby into such a perfect day was so jarring that it took the boy a moment to catch up with himself, to remember who he was, what he’d done.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

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

They then programmed the virus with new capabilities by introducing point mutations as well as DNA insertions and deletions.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 21, 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

By eight o’clock in the morning, the teams had begun their insertions.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston


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