nose
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For the entirety of his short life at the neonatal intensive care unit, he had the cannula through his nose to facilitate his breathing and a feeding tube between his lips.
From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2026
But the sinus’s drainage pathways go direct into the nose, making it prone to regular blockage and infection, a developmental byproduct rather than a purposeful adaptation.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
Nevertheless, the claustrophobic framing shrinks an epic voyage into small-screen content made solely for a bored child to hold right up to their nose.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
His nose is too small for oxygen tubes to sit comfortably so doctors have bandaged and taped them into place.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
I couldn’t believe the evidence of my nose.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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While Lord Wynstowe fusses around measuring chins and noses, Charlie and Alice are concerned with the grosser features of the human body.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
But two friends in their 20s I meet drinking after work turn up their noses.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026
In that light, his tip wasn’t a kindness but a form of mockery: the billionaire Trump rubbing everyone’s noses in how vast the gulf is between them.
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2026
In the same facility today, the strong aroma of spices tickles visitors’ noses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026
I made my way down the riverwalk, the long path bordering the waterfront, trying to ignore the villagers who plugged their noses as they passed.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
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The versatile guitar nosed its way into every type of musical ensemble.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
The champions nosed ahead through a Lewandowski penalty on 10 minutes after Marcos Alonso handled Fermin Lopez's shot, but Celta equalised a minute later.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2025
Norris had previously nosed slightly ahead on the straight approaching the corner.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2024
In the current year alone, record sales have nosed ahead of compact discs.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2024
That night the strange animal again nosed about the dark corners of the hut and drank all the sour milk, turning the calabashes upside down to empty out the last drop.
From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith
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It has returned 15.8% a year over the past decade, nosing out the benchmark index, which has returned 15.6%, through May 8.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
Sonny, the star Portuguese water dog, went nosing around for a girlfriend when he was supposed to be attending to press obligations in the Long Island living room of his professional dog-show handler, Kimberly Calvacca.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026
It’s funny, then, that the people nosing their way past the lines Allen draws and into her personal life are the same ones hoping for Harbour and Allen to be symbols of morality.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2025
"He was off like a rocket, loving being out on the roads and nosing in people's gardens and everything like that. He absolutely loved it."
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2023
He scrambled quickly down the bank and found the rat nosing in the ditch.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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