vein
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Most children we saw being treated at THQ Taunsa were given injections via a cannula – a tube inserted into a vein – which further increases the risk of infection.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
It is not a puff piece in the vein of the newspaper’s profile of Tony Hovater.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
“You have to keep it fresh and keep it new, but you always have to keep it within the same vein so that the next episode won’t be vastly different,” says Dietzen.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
In a similar vein, Irish mixed-martial-arts star Conor McGregor shared a bare-chested photo of himself on horseback with the Burj Al Arab looming in the background in an Instagram post for his 46 million followers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
“Seems the coal vein took a turn it shouldn’t have and now it’s going the wrong way. I think the geologist is about to get the boot.”
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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