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tetanus

[tet-n-uhs] / ˈtɛt n əs /
NOUN
lockjaw
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STRONG


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First delivered to customers in 2023, Tesla’s stainless-skinned, knife-edged pickup went on to become about as popular as tetanus.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 2026

Mayaseen was given a tetanus injection in a Gaza City hospital but suffered from days of fever and vomiting.

From BBC May 2, 2026

In 1962, President Kennedy signed the Vaccination Assistance Act, which ensured that all children under five, regardless of income, could receive vaccines against polio, diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus.

From Salon Jan. 4, 2026

A person needed a tetanus shot if they fell into the Potomac.

From Slate May 26, 2025

For some reason, the students had forgotten everything they had learned about tetanus, and the lessons they had been told weren’t translating into action.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell




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