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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

Did he inhale too deeply the vapors of power?

From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026

"One of my most frequent tics is I clench my stomach and that makes me inhale air, which means that I'm constantly bloated," Smith says.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026

I opened my nostrils and tried to inhale slowly.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

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

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

From Salon ● Nov. 19, 2023

He inhales deep and says, “Where can I get pencils around here?”

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi

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

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

If inhaled, some of these extremely small particles can penetrate deep into the lungs.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 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

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

I inhaled deeply, and in one very long and hot breath explained everything that had happened over the last week.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

I look forward to inhaling “Fudge” many times on my stereo.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

On better days, she strolled up to it, even hugging its jagged trunk and inhaling the earthy scent to lift her spirits.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 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

Because methylsiloxanes appear to be present almost everywhere in the atmosphere, researchers say people are likely inhaling them continuously.

From Science Daily ● May 13, 2026

Now, by the time I reached the top of the craggy hill, each ragged breath felt like inhaling fire.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini


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