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The Rhine, a key artery for many industries in Germany, has fallen to record lows amid soaring summer temperatures and little rainfall, including around a major Thyssenkrupp plant in the western city of Duisburg.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

Rezaei, 71 years old, has shown no inclination to compromise on opening the Strait of Hormuz, an artery vital to the oil industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Smaller LDL particles can more easily enter artery walls and contribute to plaque buildup, Damani explained.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026

A 36-inch artery blew like a ruptured aorta, creating a sinkhole and sending 17 million gallons of water rushing through the streets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

Many ended up in the Chicago River, the city’s main commercial artery.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

A stent is a small wire tube that can be inserted into coronary arteries, which supply blood to the heart, if they have become narrowed or blocked.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

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

New research suggests that lacunar ischemic stroke is not primarily caused by fatty plaque building up inside arteries, as many have assumed.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 3, 2026

He was injecting the veins and arteries of small dogfish with color mass.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck