inhale
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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 inhale deeply, tracing the hard lines of his jaw with the tips of my fingers, pondering the winding paths that life presents—ends leading to beginnings and back again.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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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
And she inhales them at a rate that makes me wonder if she actually has the job she claims to have or spends all day curled up with the Modern Library.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 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
He inhales, and the car sways a little bit.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
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It poses a risk to humans if it is inhaled or ingested.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 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
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
Hazel inhaled and stepped into the trees, and though the gaze of the witch tugged at her she did not look back.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
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Wind can then carry these radioactive particles through the environment, where inhaling them presents serious health hazards.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 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
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
When the tacos arrive, I try to eat them slowly, but end up inhaling them with desperation.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
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