duct
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I had to use the trunk opener inside the glove compartment, which, of course, had been jimmied open, and I kept closed with duct tape.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Castro said he had sealed windows at his home with duct tape and filled up extra water containers.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
Thirteen of those deaths were attributed to vanishing bile duct syndrome, a condition marked by the destruction of the ducts that carry bile out of the liver.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
Because the last owner “thought duct tape would fix everything.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
It worked for a while but then an alien torpedoed me through my own duct.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
Some cases involved vanishing bile duct syndrome, a liver condition characterized by the progressive destruction of bile ducts in the liver, the agency said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
When F. nucleatum was introduced directly into breast ducts, it caused metaplastic and hyperplastic lesions, noncancerous changes where cells either grow excessively or shift into a different type.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 19, 2026
The same is true for keeping air ducts clean.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 28, 2026
In their attempt to find a cozy place to rest, bears can destroy insulation, wiring, heating ducts and water and gas lines as they tear into crawl spaces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2026
I’m the master of keeping my tears inside my ducts.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
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