arteries
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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
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 steel pipe that forms the major arteries for water delivery from reservoirs and tanks to smaller distribution lines across Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
He was injecting the veins and arteries of small dogfish with color mass.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
