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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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It suggests that no other irreversible power to immunize lurks in the Constitution’s silences.

From Slate May 26, 2026

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 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

He has argued that the Constitution’s “speech or debate” clause, which shields members of Congress from reprisals for legislative conduct, immunizes him against testifying because the vice president serves as president of the Senate.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 30, 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

Those who are not immunized or are unsure of their status should monitor themselves closely for signs of infection.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 19, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 19, 2025

Infants were also able to get immunized starting that year through monoclonal antibodies, which aren’t technically vaccines but function similarly in this case.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 30, 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

And these viral genes may protect us against other viral infections in some cases, or provide antiviral resistance, immunizing rare individuals against HIV for example.

From Salon Jun. 1, 2025

To prevent severe RSV in infants, officials recommend either maternal vaccination or immunizing the infant with a monoclonal antibody.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 11, 2025

But immunizing cows would curb the risk to farm workers, and to other cows, and limit the opportunities for the virus to keep spreading and evolving, experts said.

From New York Times Jun. 17, 2024

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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