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inhale

[in-heyl] / ɪnˈheɪl /


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Did he inhale too deeply the vapors of power?

From Slate Jul. 13, 2026

There is a risk of drowning if you inhale water.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2026

But that ignores the fact that both choices affect the people around you who are being forced to inhale the viruses or the chemicals being sprayed due to so-called personal choice.

From Salon May 1, 2026

I inhale, letting new smells — something minty and palo santo-y, maybe? — waft over me.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 27, 2026

I take another look at the whole apartment, inhale deeply, step outside, and close the door.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi

The large orange oblong zone “represents areas that are immediately dangerous to life and health, where it would cause injury if anybody inhales or is impacted by the product in question.”

From Los Angeles Times May 24, 2026

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

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

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi

Their tiny hairs contain toxins that may lead to itchy skin rashes, sore throats, breathing difficulties and eye irritation if touched or inhaled.

From BBC May 28, 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

While these approaches worked, they raised safety concerns because the materials can be dangerous if inhaled during manufacturing.

From Science Daily Mar. 26, 2026

However, if these radioactive particles are inhaled, they can damage the lungs and increase the long-term risk of developing certain cancers, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 7, 2025

Håkon turned his nose toward the fire and inhaled sharply.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

Typically, hantavirus spreads by inhaling particles contaminated with the urine, feces or saliva of wild rodents.

From Los Angeles Times May 5, 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

Media reports in Singapore described a 19-year-old woman who died after inhaling three pearls while trying to suck through a partially blocked straw.

From Science Daily Mar. 1, 2026

Both she and Cushman sought fashionable “hydropathy, or water cures” for painful maladies: Cushman suffered from breast cancer, and Stebbins from a respiratory affliction likely caused by inhaling marble dust.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 16, 2026

As she dried the limp blond hair with a towel, she leaned in close, inhaling the scent of my sister’s scalp.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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