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inhale

[in-hayl] / ɪnˈheɪl /


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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

However, Dr. Udelsman says it could potentially pose some risk because people nearby may inhale inflammatory particles that are believed to contribute to cancer development.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026

Then came the wind, the sucking inhale of a closing door.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

First, hantavirus is a family of viruses that typically spreads to humans from rodent droppings or urine such as when someone inhales particles near infected rodents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 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

And she inhales them at a rate that makes me wonder if she actually has the job she claims to have or spends all day curled up with the Modern Library.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 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

My sister inhales and exhales slowly, then opens her mouth to try again.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

When asbestos fibers are inhaled, they can become trapped in the lungs, where they trigger chronic inflammation that may eventually lead to cancer decades later.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

Mom—who has inhaled every Philippa Gregory novel, and whose superpower is the ability to relate any topic back to Henry VIII’s wives—corrected him instantly: “Claude, Katherine is with a K.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

When coal dust is repeatedly inhaled over time, it causes scarring in the lungs that makes it difficult to breathe.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

The gallery mostly follows his instructions as Maduro and Flores were led into the chamber shortly after noon, but some murmured or inhaled breath as he walked past.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

I rubbed my thumb and index finger together, then brought them to my nose and inhaled.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

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

The dust-related disease is caused by cutting "kitchen worktop stone" or inhaling asbestos often found in older buildings.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

While handling the moldy dishes, she experienced “stomach pain, a headache and a strange sensation in her nose, which she believed was caused by inhaling the fuzzy mold,” the union’s complaint said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

And so we did, inhaling deeply and then exhaling as if to flicker the candle but not extinguish it.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green


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