arteries
Example Sentences
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Shortly after parliament enacted the infrastructure bill, red and white barriers began popping up across the capital, shutting down vital arteries.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
High levels of cholesterol in the bloodstream can lead to hypercholesterolemia, a condition that damages arteries and raises the risk of heart disease.
From Science Daily • May 1, 2026
By suppressing PCSK9, the treatment helps cells absorb more cholesterol, reducing the amount circulating in the blood and limiting buildup in the arteries.
From Science Daily • May 1, 2026
Get on the freeway and you understand the whole body of the city at once: the arteries, the pulse, the scale of the thing.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
In their back pockets, they had the arteries of the state, the rivers and streams, the creeks, and the ponds and the reservoirs that created its valleys of life.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
