lad

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If the LAD is blocked, the heart can stop suddenly, hence the moniker “widowmaker.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2023

By being in the environment, hearing the language and most important, understanding the language, somehow or other something kicks in in the brain called the LAD — the language acquisition device.

From Salon • Jan. 11, 2023

Dr. McCormack later told me a heart attack that occurs when the LAD is completely or almost completely blocked is commonly known as the widowmaker.

From Fox News • Aug. 23, 2021

He paid tribute to hospital staff who diagnosed a blocked LAD artery - the main artery running down the front of the heart.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2018

Sunnybank Lad won a million friends through my book, "LAD: A DOG"; and through the Lad-anecdotes in "Buff: A Collie."

From Further Adventures of Lad by Terhune, Albert Payson