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inhale

[in-hayl] / ɪnˈheɪl /


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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

People and animals can inhale them, raising concerns about potential health effects.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2026

I would close my eyes and inhale deeply, bracing myself for what was coming: a strange cocktail of sadness, panic, and the most bone-deep exhaustion I’ve ever experienced.

From Slate ● Mar. 15, 2026

Everyone’s coughing, trying our best not to inhale too deep.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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

When it goes sideways, the kid inhales deeply, trains a hard glare on Asher, and says, “I curse you.”

From Salon ● Nov. 19, 2023

Miss Sarah and Miss Rose drew back in a flutter of black feathers and sharp inhales.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

It poses a risk to humans if it is inhaled or ingested.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

The Midcentury Modern library where Rosales first inhaled the aroma of old books has changed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

"It's like when there were no masks. When they appeared at KEK, it was too late because we had already inhaled it," he said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 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

Approaching the Eagle Mountains, Taran felt his burden lighten, as he inhaled the dry, spicy scent of pine.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

Another finding raised concerns about the potential effects of inhaling smoke.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

Among those cases was eight-year-old Luke Albiston-O'Donnell from Birkenhead, who died after inhaling toxic fumes from a house fire caused by an e-bike battery on charge in 2024.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 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

“If she were inhaling steam that was like 120 degrees Fahrenheit, imagine that in the back of your throat,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

Josh stood in the doorway, already dressed for taekwondo and inhaling a chicken leg.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell


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