injection

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Recent Examples of injection James Broadnax, 37, is set to be executed by lethal injection on Thursday, April 30, for the 2008 double murder of Stephen Swan and Matthew Butler, two producers of Christian music killed during a robbery outside their studio in the Dallas suburb of Garland. Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026 The report said that in the current Justice Department's view, the use of pentobarbital, the drug used for executions by injection, is not a violation of the Eighth Amendment. Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026 In a clinical trial with the largest cohort to date — 42 participants across eight sites in China, ranging from babies to a 32-year-old — researchers found that 90% of participants reported significant improvement in their hearing after receiving a gene therapy injection. Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 23 Apr. 2026 In total, the 38 indie and studio projects will create over $800 million injection into California’s economy, the CFC say. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for injection
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Noun
  • His treatment wasn't a medical pill nor a new therapist.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Lab testing ultimately revealed that the pills were counterfeit and contained fentanyl, officials said.
    Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Like the items in your kitchen, medications (including creams, ointments, pain relievers, and more) all come with their own set of expiration dates.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2026
  • This medication can be taken as a patch, spray, ointment, or under-the-tongue (sublingual) tablet.
    Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Progress is one of four cargo spacecraft that resupply the ISS these days, along with Japan's HTV-X, Northrop Grumman's Cygnus and SpaceX's Dragon capsule.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2026
  • How many humans have ridden in that capsule?
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The old-school toys, now owned by 8-year-old Bonnie, face an existential threat with the introduction of a high-tech tablet toy named Lilypad (Greta Lee) that takes up most of the girl's attention.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The exterior features four zippered pockets, while the interior includes a padded tablet sleeve, two zip pockets, and two mesh slip pockets—perfect for organizing all your travel essentials.
    Destinee Scott, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The two main compartments stow full-size bottles of lotion, shampoo, conditioner, and more upright.
    Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Stash Overstock Products Elsewhere If space in your home allows, make an effort to keep your overstock products—unopened bottles of your favorite shampoo and lotion, extra makeup, toilet paper, and the like—in an area that is not your bathroom.
    Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Heidenreich put on a Steelers cap and saluted.
    Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Faced with a choice between keeping its existing three-night-stay minimum or obtaining state permission for a cap on the total number of vacation rentals allowed in Encinitas, a majority of the City Council opted to stick with the current night-stay requirement.
    Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Brolley put away a bunch of shots Tuesday, scoring three goals and adding an assist for the visiting Panthers in an 8-0 Southwest Prairie Conference victory over Bolingbrook.
    Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The Pistons punched back with a 20-5 run as the Magic at one point missed 13 straight shots from the floor.
    Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The expectations, the hope is so high for that prescription to be the salve for their ills.
    Torie Bosch, STAT, 25 Apr. 2026
  • One salve for these anxieties could be a different kind of phone.
    Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026

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“Injection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injection. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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