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arteries



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The break, which happened early Thursday, was on a riveted steel pipe from 1916 that forms the major arteries for water delivery from reservoirs and tanks to smaller distribution mainlines across Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

Patients with enlarged arteries were more than four times more likely to have experienced a lacunar stroke.

From Science Daily Jul. 3, 2026

The analysis showed that narrowing of large arteries was not associated with lacunar stroke or with small vessel disease.

From Science Daily Jul. 3, 2026

He underwent his first heart transplant in October 2011, but just five months later, narrowing was discovered in his arteries.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2026

The streets of Easton, even the main arteries that they walked on, were sleepy, treelined roads.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt



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