Example Sentences
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The disruption has particularly affected petrochemical sectors in Asia and forced governments to take action, with South Korea imposing a ban this month on hoarding syringes and needles to guard against shortages.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
Mwangi was arrested on March 13 in the Rift Valley in possession of 1,000 live ants of an unspecified species and 113 Messor cephalotes ants hidden in syringes.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
SACRAMENTO—Inside an exam room at this bustling Planned Parenthood center, a clinician prepared six syringes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
At the time, handing out syringes was banned, so Parker and his comrades risked their freedom as a public act of civil disobedience, inviting both the press and police, who arrested everyone involved.
From Salon • May 24, 2025
At the beginning of each day, the nuns at Yambuku Hospital would lay out five hypodermic syringes on a table, and they would use them to give shots to patients all day long.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
