artery
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But despite the overwhelming might of the US military, the Islamic republic has blocked the Strait of Hormuz -- a global trade artery used to transport a fifth of the world's oil and gas.
From Barron's • May 2, 2026
The Strait of Hormuz - a vital artery through which about a fifth of the world's supplies of oil and liquefied natural gas usually travels - has been effectively closed for eight weeks.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
First, doctors make a small puncture in an artery, usually in the groin, and feed a catheter up into the patient’s heart.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
From the start, it has had 19 rooms and a prime spot on Spring Street, the main artery of Paso Robles.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Jean Miele’s advantage began with the people he was with on May 6, when the lining of his right coronary artery ruptured, cutting off the flow of blood to his sixty-six-year-old heart.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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