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
However, Dr. Udelsman says it could potentially pose some risk because people nearby may inhale inflammatory particles that are believed to contribute to cancer development.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
When he made a weak move, which was rare, he’d sit bolt upright and inhale, emitting a sound like a snake’s hiss.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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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
Then she inhales deep and only one shoulder raises up to meet her breath.
From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi
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If inhaled, some of these extremely small particles can penetrate deep into the lungs.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
"It's like when there were no masks. When they appeared at KEK, it was too late because we had already inhaled it," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
When disturbed, it can be inhaled which can cause serious diseases and cancer, like diffuse mesothelioma.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
He inhaled it in a few days, and then reread it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
She inhaled long and slow over her cup.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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Among those cases was eight-year-old Luke Albiston-O'Donnell from Birkenhead, who died after inhaling toxic fumes from a house fire caused by an e-bike battery on charge in 2024.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 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
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
“There had been some kind of accident with his horses late that night,” she said as she lighted it, inhaling deep and shaking her head slowly.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
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