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Hunt’s execution would be the fifth by nitrogen hypoxia in the state and the second execution by nitrogen hypoxia this year, according to a spokesperson for Gov. Kay Ivey’s office.
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Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 9 June 2025
As states that still practice capital punishment faced difficulties obtaining drugs for lethal injections, nitrogen hypoxia was developed as a workaround to the primary method used around the country.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 9 June 2025
The tarantulas were subjected to a hypoxia test, which researchers often perform to assess a species’ adaptations to low-oxygen environments like caves.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 9 June 2025
On Tuesday, he is expected to be executed via nitrogen hypoxia.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 9 June 2025
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Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 9 June 2025
As states that still practice capital punishment faced difficulties obtaining drugs for lethal injections, nitrogen hypoxia was developed as a workaround to the primary method used around the country.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 9 June 2025
The tarantulas were subjected to a hypoxia test, which researchers often perform to assess a species’ adaptations to low-oxygen environments like caves.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 9 June 2025
On Tuesday, he is expected to be executed via nitrogen hypoxia.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 9 June 2025
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“Hypoxia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypoxia. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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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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