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inhale

[in-hayl] / ɪnˈheɪl /


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Breathing techniques - take a long breath through your nose, add a second inhale at the top and release it with a long sigh through your mouth.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

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

However, Dr. Udelsman says it could potentially pose some risk because people nearby may inhale inflammatory particles that are believed to contribute to cancer development.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026

Nali always smelled like lavender and sage, which Nathan was glad to inhale over and over again.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

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

When it goes sideways, the kid inhales deeply, trains a hard glare on Asher, and says, “I curse you.”

From Salon ● Nov. 19, 2023

He inhales deep and says, “Where can I get pencils around here?”

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi

Days after he helped extinguish the Eaton Fire in Los Angeles, Pasadena Fire Captain David Marquez inhaled his first dose of glutathione on the side of the road outside the Rose Bowl stadium.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

"It's like when there were no masks. When they appeared at KEK, it was too late because we had already inhaled it," he said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 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

After being inhaled, they can pass from the lungs into the bloodstream and travel to organs throughout the body.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

Anya inhaled sharply, meaning to yelp or scream or something, but her voice froze in her throat as she looked into the rusalka’s face.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

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

Because methylsiloxanes appear to be present almost everywhere in the atmosphere, researchers say people are likely inhaling them continuously.

From Science Daily ● May 13, 2026

Most often, people become infected with these viruses by inhaling aerosolized urine or droppings from infected rodents.

From Salon ● May 9, 2026

In my dream, people apologized for things that were about to happen, and lit candles by inhaling.

From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer


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