arteries
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On one huge video screen, colour-coded passenger and freight trains could be seen making their way along the arteries of Ukraine's vast railway network.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Most participants who had atherosclerosis in their coronary arteries also showed plaque in the carotid or femoral arteries.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
The Pivdennyi bridge is one of the main arteries across the Dnipro river dividing western and eastern Kyiv.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Imaging the carotid and femoral arteries with ultrasound is easier, quicker and noninvasive compared with performing CT scans to examine the coronary arteries.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
The likelihood of any given person being killed in a terrorist attack is far smaller than the likelihood that the same person will clog up his arteries with fatty food and die of heart disease.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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