inhale
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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
Did he inhale too deeply the vapors of power?
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
“Okay, these last couple of breaths, we’re going to do square breathing. That means you inhale for three. Hold for three. Exhale for three. Hold for three. Then start again. Ready?”
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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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
All the stress and strain of going to the theater subsides the moment the lights go down and a roomful of strangers collectively inhales in anticipation of magic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
She inhales, pulls the hood of her coat over her head, and looks around as if searching for someone.
From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi
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It poses a risk to humans if it is inhaled or ingested.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
If inhaled, some of these extremely small particles can penetrate deep into the lungs.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
Microfibers can be ingested through food or water but also inhaled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 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
His lungs felt like he’d inhaled a flaming cabbage.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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I look forward to inhaling “Fudge” many times on my stereo.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026
That's when cold water can cause a sudden heart attack by increasing your heart rate, or making you gasp for breath and inhaling water directly into the lungs, leading to drowning.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
“If she were inhaling steam that was like 120 degrees Fahrenheit, imagine that in the back of your throat,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 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
His cup of black Bustelo coffee sits on a nearby stack of books, and he's inhaling a plate of arroz con habichuelas.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
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