airway
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Police allege that someone was able to access the goods by showing a fake airway bill - a document that accompanies shipped items.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
On social media and in state legislatures, they are plugging portable anti-choking devices, designed to suction stuck food or other objects from a person’s airway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
"An oral pill that targets the underlying neuromuscular drivers of airway collapse during sleep could help address this gap and broaden the range of effective options for patients who remain untreated today."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
We call it tripoding, which is particular to upper respiratory infections and airway swelling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
I repositioned her head to open her airway, and this time when I breathed into her mouth she coughed salt water into mine.
From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin
Standard procedure mandates that anyone suspected of smoke inhalation receives a bronchoscopic examination of their airways.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
“Once the airways are scarred up, there is no going back,” says Lee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Breathing air with high levels of NO2 can irritate airways, cause coughing, wheezing or make it difficult to breathe and worsen diseases like asthma.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
“Due to the unique anatomy of their airways, bulldogs can experience more respiratory distress in their golden years and may also have a harder time regulating their temperature as a result,” Greenstein says.
From MarketWatch ● May 19, 2026
I sit, staring out the window and coughing up more and more mucus as the vest does its job to clear my airways.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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