ventilator
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Those with severe breathing difficulties might need to be placed on a ventilator.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
Lauren helps with physical tasks like typing and checking the post, and "acts like a translator" in meetings when George needs to wear his ventilator and may not be quite so easy to understand.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026
Li, who suffers from a genetic degenerative condition that progressively weakens muscles, relies on a ventilator permanently connected to his windpipe to breathe, but grows celery with the help of his 62-year-old mother.
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026
I have to use a ventilator overnight, when my breathing is more shallow than during the day.
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026
That was enough to puzzle them, and they stood undecided, which gave her time to dodge past and seize her cloud-pine from where she had hidden it behind the ventilator.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
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