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immunize

[im-yuh-nahyz, ih-myoo-nahyz] / ˈɪm jəˌnaɪz, ɪˈmju naɪz /
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perform vaccination
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Per the researchers’ formula, therefore, holding this ETF for between 10 and 11 years should immunize it from interest rate hikes.

From MarketWatch May 22, 2026

After Epstein’s death, the men used their executor roles—controlling both victims’ compensation and access to records—to try to immunize themselves from personal lawsuits, according to court filings.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 23, 2025

Stepping above means spending more on finer tailoring and materials, but wealth doesn’t necessarily immunize people from the otherworldly allure of chunky jewelry.

From Salon Jun. 7, 2025

“I’m not suggesting that the failures of the Department should immunize Deputy Kirk or any other deputy taking responsibility for their actions,” Luna wrote.

From Los Angeles Times May 19, 2025

I knew what a photograph was, and I had been examined by a doctor once, an African doctor, but I didn’t know what the word immunize meant.

From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince

But her efforts to hold the prosecutor accountable have run into a roadblock at the state’s highest court, which says longstanding court doctrine immunizes prosecutors from civil liability.

From Seattle Times Jun. 21, 2023

Tech companies argue they are protected by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which in general immunizes them from liability for content someone else has posted.

From Washington Times Feb. 17, 2023

This means that even minor factual differences between the case at issue and prior cases effectively immunizes the officer from accountability.

From Washington Post Mar. 20, 2022

If Omicron safely immunizes people and similarly recombines with and tames more pathogenic SARS-CoV-2 variant, that would be “a best-case scenario,” she says.

From Science Magazine Feb. 4, 2022

In some we observe that the carrier results from a low-level, incomplete infection with the disease which immunizes him but does not kill the bugs.

From Highways in Hiding by George Oliver Smith

Norway, by contrast, after the discovery of North Sea oil in the 1970s, set up a sovereign-wealth fund through a trust structure independent of central government and thus immunized against political manipulation.

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

People who aren’t fully immunized should contact a healthcare provider if exposure happened less than a week ago, according to the release.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 2, 2026

The U.S. recommends youngsters to get immunized against 18 diseases, while Denmark recommends 10.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 19, 2025

And very significantly, even if the president is fully immunized against damages, his associates are not.

From Slate May 21, 2025

It immunized your body and your soul, and that was why she ignored us kids when we cried.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

Public-health experts have warned against delaying the vaccine or only immunizing the babies of infected women at birth.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 5, 2025

The CDC also recommends the Abrysvo vaccine for pregnant people and immunizing babies against RSV with an antibody known as nirsevimab, also known by the trademarked name Beyfortus.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 16, 2023

The contracts specify that the vaccines can only be used for immunizing humans and violations in theory could create liability issues for the companies.

From Science Magazine May 30, 2023

Still, this is a significant pathway for immunizing infants younger than six months, as we already do with tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis vaccines, for example.

From Salon Nov. 3, 2022

She is given a list of pediatricians, and coundess brochures on breast-feeding, and bonding, and immunizing, and samples of baby shampoos and Q-Tips and creams.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri




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