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The state subsequently agreed not to execute Miller using any method other than nitrogen hypoxia.
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Dakin Andone, CNN, 6 Aug. 2024
The dead zone is an area where there is very little to no oxygen, a situation known as hypoxia, that NOAA says can kill fish and marine life.
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 2 Aug. 2024
The average size of the hypoxia zone in the Gulf over the past five years has been 4,298 square miles.
—Steve Wilson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Aug. 2024
Smith’s attorneys argued against his execution by nitrogen hypoxia, claiming that unprecedented means of punishment would present unpredictable possibilities that could violate the Constitutional provision barring cruel and unusual punishment.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2024
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Dakin Andone, CNN, 6 Aug. 2024
The dead zone is an area where there is very little to no oxygen, a situation known as hypoxia, that NOAA says can kill fish and marine life.
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 2 Aug. 2024
The average size of the hypoxia zone in the Gulf over the past five years has been 4,298 square miles.
—Steve Wilson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Aug. 2024
Smith’s attorneys argued against his execution by nitrogen hypoxia, claiming that unprecedented means of punishment would present unpredictable possibilities that could violate the Constitutional provision barring cruel and unusual punishment.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2024
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“Hypoxia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypoxia. Accessed 7 Sep. 2024.
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hypoxia
noun
hyp·ox·ia
hip-ˈäk-sē-ə 
hī-ˈpäk-
hī-ˈpäk-
: a deficiency of oxygen reaching the tissues of the body
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