inhale
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We inhale and ingest them from almost everything we touch, breathe, eat and drink.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
I inhale, letting new smells — something minty and palo santo-y, maybe? — waft over me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026
People and animals can inhale them, raising concerns about potential health effects.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2026
I would close my eyes and inhale deeply, bracing myself for what was coming: a strange cocktail of sadness, panic, and the most bone-deep exhaustion I’ve ever experienced.
From Slate ● Mar. 15, 2026
He knew it would be water, not air, that would flood in, and yet his whole body was one suffocating urge to inhale.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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The large orange oblong zone “represents areas that are immediately dangerous to life and health, where it would cause injury if anybody inhales or is impacted by the product in question.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
First, hantavirus is a family of viruses that typically spreads to humans from rodent droppings or urine such as when someone inhales particles near infected rodents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
With other hantaviruses, infections occur when a person is exposed to or inhales the dried droppings, urine or saliva of infected rodents.
From MarketWatch ● May 12, 2026
"A child playing on the floor inhales even more because the concentrations of particles are greater closer to the ground."
From Science Daily ● Apr. 30, 2024
He winks and inhales, lifting his hands and dropping them on the exhale.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
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He inhaled it in a few days, and then reread it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
When inhaled, these microscopic particles can enter the lungs and bloodstream, potentially causing swelling and inflammation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
When it is inhaled, through smoking or in industrial settings, it can cause lung cancer, according to the World Health Organization.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
While these approaches worked, they raised safety concerns because the materials can be dangerous if inhaled during manufacturing.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 26, 2026
The wolf brought it to his nose and inhaled deeply.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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The hopes of finding them alive were fading fast, since people can survive only so long trapped beneath the rubble without water while inhaling suffocating dust.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Because methylsiloxanes appear to be present almost everywhere in the atmosphere, researchers say people are likely inhaling them continuously.
From Science Daily ● May 13, 2026
Most often, people become infected with these viruses by inhaling aerosolized urine or droppings from infected rodents.
From Salon ● May 9, 2026
She remembered trailing behind her grandmother cutting roses in her garden, lugging bucketfuls of flowers and inhaling the sweetness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2026
He turned back to the forest, inhaling through his narrow snout, poised to walk into his destiny with all the dignity of a withdrawing Usher.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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