arteries
Example Sentences
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He said the attacks are “a systematic threat to the arteries of the world’s energy supply and to the safety of those who keep them flowing.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Thursday’s fracture was on a riveted steel pipe from 1916 that is part of the system of major arteries that deliver water from reservoirs and tanks to smaller distribution mainlines across Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
The analysis showed that narrowing of large arteries was not associated with lacunar stroke or with small vessel disease.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 3, 2026
He underwent his first heart transplant in October 2011, but just five months later, narrowing was discovered in his arteries.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
The problem was that my heart, veins, and arteries had gotten used to weightlessness and needed a little while to readjust to gravity.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
