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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

There is a risk of drowning if you inhale water.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026

People and animals can inhale them, raising concerns about potential health effects.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2026

I opened my nostrils and tried to inhale slowly.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

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

And she inhales them at a rate that makes me wonder if she actually has the job she claims to have or spends all day curled up with the Modern Library.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 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

He inhales deeply, puts his phone into the back pocket of his too-tight shorts, and crosses his arms.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi

When asbestos fibers are inhaled, they can become trapped in the lungs, where they trigger chronic inflammation that may eventually lead to cancer decades later.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 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

The gallery mostly follows his instructions as Maduro and Flores were led into the chamber shortly after noon, but some murmured or inhaled breath as he walked past.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

He inhaled it in a few days, and then reread it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

As one chess master said of him; “Bobby virtually inhaled chess literature. He remembered everything and it became part of him.”

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Another finding raised concerns about the potential effects of inhaling smoke.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

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

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

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

He tried to breathe, but he was inhaling pure heat.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan


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