vein
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He sensed, long before we could prove it, that very high doses given into a vein would behave quite differently from ordinary supplements.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
With 2013’s “Blurred Lines,” Robin Thicke and Pharrell set out to make a groovy single in the vein of Marvin Gaye.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
It made it challenging for her to be considered for film roles and even for TV projects of a different vein.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Disappointments are guaranteed in football, he said, before opening out in a more positive vein and stating firmly: "Keep believing in us. Our time will come."
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Rainclouds over dark towers, rain falling in deep streets, a dark storm-beaten city of stone, through which one vein of gold winds slowly.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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It is a common condition in older patients where one-way valves inside the veins don’t work properly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
A blood-red tree descends, its skeletal branches and ropy roots suggesting veins and arteries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
After carefully mapping the pores and veins, Navlakha and Zheng found that the leaf structure naturally forms a Voronoi pattern.
From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026
The connection, Drew and his colleagues determined, is the vertebral venous plexus, a network of veins that connects the abdomen to the spine in mice and humans alike.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
She closes her eyes as the veins in her skin glow like lava.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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