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injection

[in-jek-shuhn] / ɪnˈdʒɛk ʃən /
NOUN
introduction into bloodstream
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The company that makes it, which funded the work, is investigating whether people could self-inject it using a special injection pen - just like GLP-1 jabs.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Wegovy HD is a once-weekly injection that contains 7.2 milligrams of active ingredient semaglutide, which the company has said offers the highest weight-loss of any Wegovy injection so far.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Many clinicians point to the paracervical block—a simple, targeted injection of a local anesthetic around the cervix—as a way to greatly reduce pain during IUD insertions.

From Slate • Jun. 7, 2026

Ultimately, though, this new wave of AI capital raising, and the injection of public markets into what’s been largely a private investor focus for much of the past three years, is a positive step.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Francie worked up a fever that night and the site of the injection itched painfully.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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