inhale
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That combination raised additional concerns about the amount of particulate matter occupants could inhale.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
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
Did he inhale too deeply the vapors of power?
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
When the ship docks, I look out at the vast city that embraces the Sea of Marmara and inhale the salty air.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
At an Alaskan research station she inhales the scent of oxidizing permafrost: “Pleistocene-aged grass, mammoth bones, and thousands and thousands of years of microbial cells.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 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
All the stress and strain of going to the theater subsides the moment the lights go down and a roomful of strangers collectively inhales in anticipation of magic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
By the time we shower and crawl into bed, I have ice in my lungs from my short, quick inhales that refuse to calm down.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
It poses a risk to humans if it is inhaled or ingested.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Microfibers can be ingested through food or water but also inhaled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
When asbestos fibers are inhaled, they can become trapped in the lungs, where they trigger chronic inflammation that may eventually lead to cancer decades later.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
When coal dust is repeatedly inhaled over time, it causes scarring in the lungs that makes it difficult to breathe.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
He inhaled the wood scent deeply, let his eyes close, then opened them quickly again to check his skin.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
Another finding raised concerns about the potential effects of inhaling smoke.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
The dust-related disease is caused by cutting "kitchen worktop stone" or inhaling asbestos often found in older buildings.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
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
“There had been some kind of accident with his horses late that night,” she said as she lighted it, inhaling deep and shaking her head slowly.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
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