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implant

[im-plant, -plahnt, im-plant, -plahnt] / ɪmˈplænt, -ˈplɑnt, ˈɪmˌplænt, -ˌplɑnt /
VERB
insert
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Boston Scientific lowered its full-year guidance as its Watchman heart implant and electrophysiology businesses faced unexpected challenges.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

Lewis explained that he uses a cochlear implant to help him hear and understand speech, but he is unable to distinguish pitch because of the way the device operates.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

The Swiss dental-implant company has ample room to gain share in the growing implant market, aided by a cloud-based digital offering, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

Trial data released in March found that the implant was just as effective at preventing strokes as standard daily blood thinners, and significantly safer when it came to bleeding risks.

From Barron's May 27, 2026

Her cheek was feathered in creases from Pet’s shoulder, and her estrogen implant was chilly in her arm.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi

The researchers also noticed age-related changes to the womb lining or endometrium - where a fertilised egg or embryo implants to grow - in the older women.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

Depressed incomes could weigh on the appetite for air travel, cellphone upgrades, even dental implants.

From Barron's May 21, 2026

Several companies are working on BCIs, including Axoft, a startup that last month announced it had raised $55 million to advance clinical trials and mass produce its implants.

From MarketWatch May 18, 2026

An in-person doctor’s visit is the only reliable way to diagnose an ectopic pregnancy—a life-threatening condition in which an embryo implants outside the uterus.

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 2026

“Father decided implants were immoral,” said Mr. Alacran, “and I honored his decision.”

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

The samples provided the first direct opportunity to compare how solar wind particles were implanted into soil from both sides of the Moon.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

It involves an operation where a generator is implanted into the patients chest.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Neuralink is developing tiny computer chips that can be implanted in the human brain, with the stated goal of helping people with paralysis or neurological conditions communicate using only their thoughts.

From Barron's May 20, 2026

Then again, Dossett, who was dying of cancer, also had a morphine pump surgically implanted in his chest.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

My head felt as though someone had surgically implanted a jackhammer into my skull and left it running on high.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben

Brain-computer interfaces exist today, but many of them rely on drilling a hole in the skull and implanting a physical interface to allow the brain to communicate with external devices.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 6, 2026

In an early phase clinical trial, doctors are implanting specially engineered stem cells into the brain.

From Science Daily Feb. 20, 2026

Swiss researchers meanwhile have enabled several paralysed people to regain significant control of their body -- including walking again -- by implanting electrodes into their spinal cords.

From Barron's Nov. 12, 2025

It is also common in IVF to screen embryos for genetic defects before implanting them and to discard those that are unlikely to result in a pregnancy or live birth.

From Slate Oct. 21, 2025

That may explain why some were willing to sell their teeth to their master for implanting in his own mouth.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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