inhale
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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
I inhale, letting new smells — something minty and palo santo-y, maybe? — waft over me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026
People and animals can inhale them, raising concerns about potential health effects.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2026
His chest felt so bloated with heartbreak that his lungs struggled to inhale.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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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
Guided by Quintos, the class wraps up the break with three collective inhales and exhales, ending with one deep, audible exhale from the gut.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2023
It seems like all the air leaves the restaurant as everyone near us inhales.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
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He inhaled it in a few days, and then reread it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
But fallen ash still poses major health risks if ingested or inhaled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
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
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
Moreover, no matter how deeply Penelope inhaled, it was not immediately apparent which direction smelled more like elephants.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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That's when cold water can cause a sudden heart attack by increasing your heart rate, or making you gasp for breath and inhaling water directly into the lungs, leading to drowning.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
The hopes of finding them alive were fading fast, since people can survive only so long trapped beneath the rubble without water while inhaling suffocating dust.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Most often, people become infected with these viruses by inhaling aerosolized urine or droppings from infected rodents.
From Salon ● May 9, 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
In my dream, people apologized for things that were about to happen, and lit candles by inhaling.
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
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