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inject

[in-jekt] / ɪnˈdʒɛkt /


VERB
introduce into bloodstream by use of a needle
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He held lengthy TED Talk-style briefings, dressed casually and engaged with journalists, trying to inject energy into Ukraine's war machine, four years into the Russian invasion.

From Barron's Jul. 16, 2026

After reviewing the history and spread of the myth, researchers concluded that bites from adult rattlesnakes are generally more dangerous because adults carry and inject much larger amounts of venom.

From Science Daily Jul. 10, 2026

The startup said the revolving credit facility would inject flexible liquidity to accelerate its data-center buildout plans.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

Jude Bellingham: Tried to inject energy into a poor England performance.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

And I listened as Rosemary told them that she would prefer to inject herself.

From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry

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

When a portfolio company runs into trouble, the sponsor amends the credit agreement, injects equity, finds a buyer, and extends the runway.

From Barron's May 30, 2026

When it bites, the noble false widow injects a neurotoxin which can cause pain in the bite area, minor swelling and in extreme cases make your feel sick, according to Buglife.

From BBC Apr. 13, 2026

Las Vegas injects Colorado River water directly into the aquifer using special wells, and has done so since the late 1980s.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 21, 2026

What she injects into the role is tart, pungent humor.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

About 440,000 barrels a day can be injected, out of the 785,000 barrels the initial design provided for.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

A brilliant ensemble, which included downtown eminence David Greenspan, injected the royal family with radical swagger.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Venture capitalists and other investors have injected 13.82 billion yuan, or $2.04 billion, into Kling, Kuaishou said late Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

By comparison, sulfate particles injected into the stratosphere spread much more widely, creating a more uniform cooling effect that is less disruptive to the tropical Pacific.

From Science Daily Jul. 3, 2026

“Can you believe they even gave her that AID virus and injected her into monkeys?”

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

As they rotate, their powerful magnetic fields accelerate charged particles that slam into the expanding debris from the supernova, injecting extra energy that keeps the explosion shining much longer than expected.

From Science Daily Jul. 6, 2026

Thames Water's main group of lenders - known as London & Valley Water - has put forward a rescue plan that would involve injecting billions in fresh investment.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

WSJLI: So is the hope that you are shifting the culture and injecting Oatly into drink culture in these bigger markets, then having that bleed into the consumer mindset across the board?

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

She quickly discovered that available pelvic models have hard plastic shells around the cervix where providers practice injecting; this prevents trainees from getting the necessary tactile feedback to learn where to inject.

From Slate Jun. 7, 2026

Southam began injecting prisoners in June 1956 using HeLa cells that his colleague, Alice Moore, carried from New York to Ohio in a handbag.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot




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