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inhale

[in-hayl] / ɪnˈheɪl /


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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

I would close my eyes and inhale deeply, bracing myself for what was coming: a strange cocktail of sadness, panic, and the most bone-deep exhaustion I’ve ever experienced.

From Slate ● Mar. 15, 2026

"One of my most frequent tics is I clench my stomach and that makes me inhale air, which means that I'm constantly bloated," Smith says.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026

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

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi

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

Mom’s voice breaks just a little as she inhales.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon

If inhaled, some of these extremely small particles can penetrate deep into the lungs.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

The Midcentury Modern library where Rosales first inhaled the aroma of old books has changed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Mom—who has inhaled every Philippa Gregory novel, and whose superpower is the ability to relate any topic back to Henry VIII’s wives—corrected him instantly: “Claude, Katherine is with a K.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

When coal dust is repeatedly inhaled over time, it causes scarring in the lungs that makes it difficult to breathe.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

I rubbed my thumb and index finger together, then brought them to my nose and inhaled.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

On better days, she strolled up to it, even hugging its jagged trunk and inhaling the earthy scent to lift her spirits.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 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

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

When I was inhaling, I made a nearly airtight seal with the mask by sucking it to my face.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir




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