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bladder

[blad-er] / ˈblæd ər /


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It destroyed Carla's reproductive organs and was so extensive she was left needing bladder reconstruction surgery and a total hysterectomy.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

These days, Nolan is known for films with runtimes so long they test your bladder.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

These therapies have produced major benefits in several cancers, including liver, lung, kidney, and bladder cancers, as well as melanoma.

From Science Daily Jun. 25, 2026

This large fish is targeted because its swim bladder commands high prices on international black markets.

From Science Daily Jun. 17, 2026

They’d grown on her diaphragm, her bladder, and her lungs.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

U.S. bases and installations throughout the Indo-Pacific—such as in Japan, the Philippines and Guam—are in desperate need of hardened aircraft shelters, air defenses, reinforced munitions storage bunkers and fuel bladders.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 20, 2026

Trucks haul in what’s needed, and enormous bladders collect what’s been used.

From Salon Nov. 25, 2024

But this artistic rationale is being pushed to its limits - with audience bladders left bursting as directors are empowered like never before.

From BBC Mar. 6, 2024

The stipe, or stem, attaches to the holdfast and supports the blades, which typically float in the water, thanks to air bladders.

From Science Daily Jan. 16, 2024

Eunjoo was helping their brothers empty their bladders while Jinjoo pulled a chair over to open the window.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh




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