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Recent Examples of immunize
Similarly, in a study of women who were immunized against the human papillomavirus at age 12 or 13, none developed the disease later.
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Deborah Fuller, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2025
Texas state health officials are strongly urging the public to be immunized with two doses of the vaccine against measles, which is primarily administered as the combination measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 25 Feb. 2025
About 90% of Jackson County kindergarteners for the 2023-2024 school year were immunized against measles, according to the latest data available from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2025
The alliance provides vaccines for half of the world’s children and has immunized more than 1.1 billion additional children and counting in the past 25 years.
—Seth Berkley, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
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Deborah Fuller, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2025
Texas state health officials are strongly urging the public to be immunized with two doses of the vaccine against measles, which is primarily administered as the combination measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 25 Feb. 2025
About 90% of Jackson County kindergarteners for the 2023-2024 school year were immunized against measles, according to the latest data available from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2025
The alliance provides vaccines for half of the world’s children and has immunized more than 1.1 billion additional children and counting in the past 25 years.
—Seth Berkley, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immunize
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The society began assuming many of the responsibilities previously provided by the county, signing contracts with cities across the region to take in strays, help with spaying and neutering, return lost animals to their owners and enforce licensing and other rules.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2025
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If the tax code is going to be enforced by machines, and the preparation calculated and handled by the same, the rules those machines follow should be legible and contestable, argues Andrew Leahey.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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That reinforces the original (or last) experience the customer had with you.—
Shep Hyken,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
25 May 2025
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Some others who just missed the cut in February signed on for worlds in hopes of of bolstering their cases when U.S. general manager Bill Guerin makes his final roster decisions for the 2026 Winter Olympics.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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With the top 10 generating over $8.4 million, a shade under last week’s total, the Korean box office maintained solid momentum heading into the final days of May, bolstered by a mix of major franchise fare and reliable local hits.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
26 May 2025
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Among those that are also merging to buttress themselves against demographic and financial challenges are Ursuline College in Ohio and Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania.—
Jon Marcus,
NPR,
18 May 2025
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Here is where the three key pillars of U.S. democracy can buttress the system.—
Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Apr. 2025
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And our change needs to continuously reenforce a fluid future.—
Paige Francis,
Forbes,
5 Apr. 2021
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Access to art, child development interactions, free resources for pre-education, hands-on activities - all of these offerings compliment and reenforce our future leaders and customers.—
Paige Francis,
Forbes,
20 June 2022
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By the 1970s, inured in the culture of the moment, progressive reformers were driven to do something in Baltimore and across America that many of their peers would have considered anathema a decade earlier: rein in the authority of the purportedly wise men running powerful institutions.—
Marc J. Dunkelman,
TIME,
27 Feb. 2025
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That this change was so long in the making has inured analysts and policymakers to its gravity.—
Sue Mi Terry,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Aug. 2021
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Lawmakers should strengthen existing incentives for states and cities to adopt resilience measures—fortifying homes against wind, hail, flooding, and wildfires—to lower costs for both property owners and insurance companies when disasters strike.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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Other studies show that tea decreased iron absorption from wheat bread fortified with ferrous sulfate or ferrous fumarate by 56 to 72%.1 Individual variation: Still, additional research is necessary to establish the best time to drink tea without affecting iron absorption.—
Melissa Nieves,
Verywell Health,
21 May 2025
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But in sunny Southern California, many of our native plants adapted to hot, dry summers by choosing that time to go dormant.—
Jeanette Marantos,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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He’s got his blindspots defensively, but has the physical traits to adapt to the Premier League.—
Caoimhe O'Neill,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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“Immunize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immunize. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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