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artery

[ahr-tuh-ree] / ˈɑr tə ri /


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Before the war, the strait—a critical artery for global energy markets—used to carry around a fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

He told the inquest Kitchen, who had a history of coronary artery disease, had also been "thrown from his seat and landed on an adjacent passenger" during the incident.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

A very thin tube called a catheter is then guided through the femoral artery using X-ray imaging and contrast dye, which allows the doctors to see the blood vessels clearly.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Shipping routes through the Red Sea are a vital artery of the world economy.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

“We can’t patch an artery like an inner tube. By the way, how do you get him to let you take his blood pressure?”

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

The bridge is one of the main transport arteries across the Dnipro River dividing western and eastern parts of Kyiv.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

It also overestimated diastolic blood pressure, the bottom number, or the pressure in the arteries when the heart rests between beats, by 4.0 mmHg.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Plaque may continue accumulating inside the arteries without producing any obvious warning signs.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

The Pivdennyi bridge is one of the main arteries across the Dnipro river dividing western and eastern Kyiv.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Clearly, the body could not be manufacturing that much blood and there must really be a lot less continuously circling through the veins and arteries of the body.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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