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artery

[ahr-tuh-ree] / ˈɑr tə ri /


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Towle was not shy about showing her stomach, where she had a hepatic artery pump implanted, on social media.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Shuttered storefronts lined Calle Real, the city's main commercial artery, where the usual flow of shoppers and residents had been replaced by scores of migrants milling around the streets.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

The risk of relying on one artery for so much trade was underscored after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, when the bridge was temporarily closed and trucks idled in a miles-long traffic jam.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 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

She pressed her fingers to the woman’s carotid artery, just beneath her ear.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

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

The latest de-escalation is also yet to trigger a meaningful recovery in shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, two critical arteries for global oil trade.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

The community relies heavily on funding from surrounding Lee County to staff law enforcement, repave roads and widen arteries connecting Lehigh Acres to the region, said Cecil Pendergrass, chairman of the board of county commissioners.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 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

Upon the creature’s back were wings made from soiled white tarpaulin or hospital curtains, melted onto the flesh and veined with throbbing arteries.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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