injection

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Recent Examples of injection Quatraro added that Falter’s injection will allow for better movement in his elbow. Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026 Earth from the Orion spacecraft’s window after completing the translunar injection burn on April 2. Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 4 Apr. 2026 That's because it was calculated after Orion's translunar injection (TLI) burn, a nearly six-minute-long maneuver that sent the capsule out of Earth orbit and on its way to the moon. Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2026 On Thursday the spacecraft performed a maneuver called a translunar injection burn, which set it on a path to the lunar far side. Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for injection
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Noun
  • Decades of research have shown that hormonal birth control is safe for most people and that serious complications are rare, though some studies have identified a slightly elevated risk of breast cancer in women who have taken birth control pills.
    Aria Bendix, NBC news, 9 Apr. 2026
  • According to the search warrant, investigators went through the home and reported seizing 13 blue capsule pills marked R3060.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Innumerable social media posts question doctors’ advice on safe and effective measures like vitamin K and eye ointment.
    Laura Ungar, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Other research suggests that parents who decline vitamin K shots are much more likely to refuse getting their newborns the hepatitis B vaccine and an eye ointment to prevent potentially blinding infections.
    CBS News, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The three Americans and one Canadian will swing around the moon in their Orion capsule, hang a U-turn and then head straight back home without stopping.
    Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Later in the day, after crew wakeup, flight controllers re-oriented the Orion capsule allow sunlight to warm up the waste water vent line in hopes of thawing any frozen material.
    William Harwood, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • During the trip, the quartet are capturing images, making observations and detailing their views via crew tablets and crew-to-Earth communications, said Kelsey Young, the Artemis 2 lunar science lead at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland.
    Leonard David, Space.com, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Hours later, while Doyley was still in labor, nurses entered the room and placed a tablet in front of her hospital bed and informed her that she was being taken to court over her medical decision.
    Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Love Purse collects purses under $20, along with feminine products, deodorant, soap, body lotion, hand sanitizer, dental hygiene and hair care products, slippers and socks, compact mirrors, chocolates and mints, and other items.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • That combination gives it that softly opaque, almost lotion-like look.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 6 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Bissell stresses that consumers should not dispose of the machine, water tank cap, and measuring cup of cleaners, as those parts are not affected.
    Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 10 Apr. 2026
  • With a 4-1 win last night, the Utah Mammoth are just four games away from becoming the first NHL team in the cap era to finish a season with zero shootouts.
    Chris Branch, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Nashville broke a scoreless tie when Haula took a pass in the high slot from Kemell and snapped a shot over Anaheim goalie Lukas Dostal’s blocker for his 13th goal.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Chicago's Pete Crow-Armstrong had his first home run of the season, a solo shot in the seventh inning, among his three hits.
    CBS News, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Instead, distractions become a point of inspiration, an almost necessary salve to make it through each day.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2026
  • This Burt’s Bees set has six travel-sized mani-pedi essentials, including a soothing foot cream and buttery hand salve that protects dry, chapped skin.
    Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026

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“Injection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injection. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.

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