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jab

[jab] / dʒæb /




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As they bicker and jab, their quiet dissatisfaction with their lives stops being so quiet.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

Lalas would return two days later, and get in a jab, mocking Zlatan’s light-colored suit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

"It's incredible to think that a single jab can almost eliminate a particular type of cancer," said Prof Peter Sasieni, the lead researcher at Queen Mary University of London.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

The jab is not effective at preventing the transmission of bacteria between people.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Just as I had that soft plastic arm out of Fern’s mouth, those Cassius Clay-fighting clouds threw our 727 another jab.

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia




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