duct

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CA19-9 levels can rise in non-cancerous conditions like pancreatitis or bile duct obstruction, and some people do not produce the marker at all due to genetic differences.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

His sculptures, composed of stacked forms and glazed in natural colors, bring to mind chimneys, duct work and totem poles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

K is now completely blind in his left eye, his tear duct was destroyed and the “flaps of my eye are barely holding on,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

The duct-tape solution assumes you have duct tape — but the West’s is now in China because it was cheaper.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 3, 2026

Suddenly he was startled by a loud metallic crack—a pistol had dropped from Kayser’s belt and smacked the duct floor.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin