inhale
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Breathing techniques - take a long breath through your nose, add a second inhale at the top and release it with a long sigh through your mouth.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
His staff focus on efforts to prevent illness caused by "the unhealthy air people inhale every day".
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
We inhale and ingest them from almost everything we touch, breathe, eat and drink.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Did he inhale too deeply the vapors of power?
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
It was as if he had been breathing through a straw and was finally able to use his whole airway to inhale again.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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At an Alaskan research station she inhales the scent of oxidizing permafrost: “Pleistocene-aged grass, mammoth bones, and thousands and thousands of years of microbial cells.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The large orange oblong zone “represents areas that are immediately dangerous to life and health, where it would cause injury if anybody inhales or is impacted by the product in question.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
With other hantaviruses, infections occur when a person is exposed to or inhales the dried droppings, urine or saliva of infected rodents.
From MarketWatch ● May 12, 2026
"A child playing on the floor inhales even more because the concentrations of particles are greater closer to the ground."
From Science Daily ● Apr. 30, 2024
I know she’s taking Nate’s side, though, when she inhales a breath and then her lips press into a thin line.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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"By the time you finish cleaning up an indoor space, you've already formed a lot of nanoparticles and inhaled them," says Boor.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
Microfibers can be ingested through food or water but also inhaled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Days after he helped extinguish the Eaton Fire in Los Angeles, Pasadena Fire Captain David Marquez inhaled his first dose of glutathione on the side of the road outside the Rose Bowl stadium.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
"It's like when there were no masks. When they appeared at KEK, it was too late because we had already inhaled it," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
“It’s—” My eyes went wide and I inhaled quickly.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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I look forward to inhaling “Fudge” many times on my stereo.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026
Wind can then carry these radioactive particles through the environment, where inhaling them presents serious health hazards.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
Scientists have long known that inhaling toxic smoke from a fire can cause a huge range of illnesses, including several types of cancers.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
“If she were inhaling steam that was like 120 degrees Fahrenheit, imagine that in the back of your throat,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
She’s off the machine now and trying to stay focused on inhaling, getting little sips of air.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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