inhale
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Did he inhale too deeply the vapors of power?
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
There is a risk of drowning if you inhale water.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
I inhale, letting new smells — something minty and palo santo-y, maybe? — waft over me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026
People and animals can inhale them, raising concerns about potential health effects.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2026
I take another look at the whole apartment, inhale deeply, step outside, and close the door.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
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
"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
Two or three times a day, Molly Pam, a 33-year-old chef and patient advocate in San Francisco, inhales nebulized blasts of colistin or aztreonam.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2022
When she inhales, a whistling noise tells me her asthma is acting up.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
He inhaled it in a few days, and then reread it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Katie said his allergies are no longer airborne - meaning they can be inhaled - since starting the treatment 18 month ago.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
If inhaled at high levels, fumes can aggravate a person’s lungs, causing coughing, wheezing and chest tightness.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2026
When it is inhaled, through smoking or in industrial settings, it can cause lung cancer, according to the World Health Organization.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
A thought jumped into my mind and I inhaled sharply.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
The hopes of finding them alive were fading fast, since people can survive only so long trapped beneath the rubble without water while inhaling suffocating dust.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Most often, people become infected with these viruses by inhaling aerosolized urine or droppings from infected rodents.
From Salon ● May 9, 2026
This is not inhaling odors from the environment, though.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 9, 2026
She remembered trailing behind her grandmother cutting roses in her garden, lugging bucketfuls of flowers and inhaling the sweetness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2026
Jonathan knelt and hugged the dog, burying his face in the soft fur, inhaling the familiar doggie scent.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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