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injection

[in-jek-shuhn] / ɪnˈdʒɛk ʃən /
NOUN
introduction into bloodstream
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ET, which are expected to show a smaller-than-average injection into storage.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

People who have difficulty following the steps involved in a daily injection or those who struggle to stick to their treatment regime are also likely to be helped by the new drug.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

When laboratory mice experience brain damage, e.g., from an injection, Jan Deussing repeatedly notices the same response.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

Distressed vets administered a glucose injection -- the only option, given that the cause of the ailment remains unknown -- to the 11-year-old male, known as Genghis Khan, who was struggling to breathe.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

His eye: maybe it wasn’t an injection but an extraction, something to test why his vision was so sharp.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu

"Other common treatments for knee osteoarthritis include strengthening the thigh muscles, using knee braces, taking anti-inflammatory medications, getting cortisone and other injections, and sometimes having knee replacement surgery."

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

Still, new pill forms of the drugs, which previously had been administered via injections, and expanding health-plan coverage are set to make them more accessible and affordable.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

In addition, Cassidy argued that the changes could turn two MMR shots into six individual injections — while requiring additional trips to the doctor’s office.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

Last summer, Representative Sara Jacobs would run up to her office to give herself injections of hormones before rushing back to Congress for a session with her fellow lawmakers.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Of far greater concern at that time, of course, was my own future, for on that night all that consumed my thoughts was the fear of the next day’s injections!

From "Bunnicula" by Deborah Howe and James Howe




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