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inoculation

[ih-nok-yuh-ley-shuhn] / ɪˌnɒk jəˈleɪ ʃən /
NOUN
immunization
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The contracts themselves are increasingly marketed by lawyers on social media as a routine inoculation for working professionals.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

There weren’t vehicles to divert, underground creeks that required stabilization, majestic oaks that had to be saved or soils that required inoculation with local microbes.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2025

Health experts say that the disease could be controlled or even eradicated with proper inoculation rates - generally defined as 95% of a community receiving the measles vaccine.

From BBC Feb. 22, 2025

Furthermore, they evaluated calcium's effect on enhancing plant resistance through controlled inoculation trials, providing a comprehensive view of how calcium supplementation could potentially bolster the potato plant's defense mechanisms against bacterial wilt.

From Science Daily May 1, 2024

Nita’s informant among the GPs provided her with the inoculation serum months ago.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth




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