arteries
Example Sentences
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I knew her, anyone who has driven through the two main arteries of Los Angeles knows her.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Emergency surgery removed a blood clot that was blocking 90% of one of her arteries, and she was told by doctors she was lucky to be alive.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
High blood pressure develops when the force of blood pushing through the arteries stays consistently elevated.
From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026
Threatened arteries force shippers into lengthy, costly detours that ultimately hit consumers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 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
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