inhale
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Did he inhale too deeply the vapors of power?
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
I inhale, letting new smells — something minty and palo santo-y, maybe? — waft over me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 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
When extensions are heated during styling, they can also release chemicals into the air that users may inhale.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 19, 2026
I struggle to breathe and can’t inhale at all, so I reach for the door handle.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
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First, hantavirus is a family of viruses that typically spreads to humans from rodent droppings or urine such as when someone inhales particles near infected rodents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 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
Two or three times a day, Molly Pam, a 33-year-old chef and patient advocate in San Francisco, inhales nebulized blasts of colistin or aztreonam.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2022
Mom takes a few erratic inhales and wipes her tears away with her fingers.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
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Katie said his allergies are no longer airborne - meaning they can be inhaled - since starting the treatment 18 month ago.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
If inhaled at high levels, fumes can aggravate a person’s lungs, causing coughing, wheezing and chest tightness.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2026
When it is inhaled, through smoking or in industrial settings, it can cause lung cancer, according to the World Health Organization.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
Earlier research from UTS has examined how microplastics are inhaled and where they settle in the lungs.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2026
The griffin lifted his head and laid it in the crook of Mal’s elbow, and he inhaled her scent.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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Worsak Kanok Nukulchai, a professor specialising in structural engineering, believes many people would have died by inhaling toxic smoke "even before getting burned".
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 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
Hantavirus is most commonly spread by inhaling particles contaminated with the virus — such as dried mouse urine, saliva or droppings.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
While washing food can remove most of the chemicals, direct exposure from inhaling Roundup while it’s sprayed on crops likely carries a much higher risk.
From Salon ● May 1, 2026
She holds her chin out straight, inhaling and exhaling measured breaths.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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