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injection

[in-jek-shuhn] / ɪnˈdʒɛk ʃən /
NOUN
introduction into bloodstream
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What if easing knee arthritis pain did not require another pill, an injection, or surgery, but simply changing how you walk?

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

Other states have also struggled with executions by lethal injection in recent years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Analysts in a WSJ survey predict a 79 Bcf injection.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

"One plausible explanation is that the merger produced a rapidly rotating, highly magnetized neutron star -- known as a magnetar -- that powered the extended X-ray emission and continued energy injection," said Yin.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

Did he think it through as carefully as he should have when he took a multi-million-dollar position on a method of breeding “super cattle” by hormone injection and embryonic implant?

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

Common treatments, including over-the-counter medications and steroid injections, may reduce symptoms for a time, but they do not prevent the underlying joint damage from progressing.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

Children under 10 should not be given obesity drugs or GLP-1 weight-loss injections such as Mounjaro and Wegovy, new global guidelines, external from the World Health Organization say.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

She survived the injections, however, and was rushed to hospital, where she had been unconscious and on a ventilator in critical condition.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Capital punishment is currently legal in 27 states and injections are the most common form of execution.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

“Do you know he is afraid of injections? A whole General Officer Commanding and if he sees a needle, he is afraid!”

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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