obstructive
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“We have 55 pathways available” for different treatments, Dr. Mansi says, including pulmonary embolism, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cancer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
A medication called sulthiame may help people with obstructive sleep apnea breathe more easily during the night and sleep better overall.
From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026
This helps lower the likelihood that the upper airway will collapse during sleep, which is the main cause of obstructive sleep apnea.
From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026
But for opponents they are an ugly, obstructive blight on Britain's urban landscape.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
Of all the dark, obstructive, enigmatic souls I had met in this bleak city, his was the darkest.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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