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Recent Examples of airway
Obstructive sleep apnea happens when a person's upper airway becomes blocked and pauses breathing during sleep.
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Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Fine particulate matter can travel into the small airways of the lungs, exacerbating their condition.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
The news comes just weeks after genetic analysis of the virus from the now-deceased patient found several mutations that could potentially enhance the virus’s ability to bind to human upper airway cells.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 7 Jan. 2025
Sleep apnea occurs when a person's upper airway becomes blocked.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 21 Dec. 2024
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Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Fine particulate matter can travel into the small airways of the lungs, exacerbating their condition.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
The news comes just weeks after genetic analysis of the virus from the now-deceased patient found several mutations that could potentially enhance the virus’s ability to bind to human upper airway cells.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 7 Jan. 2025
Sleep apnea occurs when a person's upper airway becomes blocked.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 21 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airway
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Vertebral Artery Dissection Vertebral artery dissection (VAD) is a tear in the inner lining of the vertebral artery, a major artery in the neck that brings blood to the brain and spine.—
Sarah Bradley,
Health,
17 Jan. 2025
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Major north and south arteries that cut through downtown St. Petersburg could become two-way streets under a plan to improve connectivity that just received federal funding.—
Kathryn Varn,
Axios,
16 Jan. 2025
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The square, no longer just a passageway, becomes a true urban oasis.—
Adam Williams,
New Atlas,
24 Nov. 2024
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But sometimes the crooked wall partially blocks one of the passageways.—
GWEN ROCKWOOD The Rockwood Files,
arkansasonline.com,
3 Oct. 2024
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Over 100 cars have been reported stranded on roadways, keeping crews from responding to emergencies, officials said.—
Kenton Gewecke,
ABC News,
22 Jan. 2025
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Also, please be careful in icy conditions, especially on the roadways.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Upon arrival, officers found an unresponsive male with apparent gunshot wounds lying in the street next to a vehicle parked in front of the address, according to the social media post.—
Lena Miano,
arkansasonline.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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Robinson’s friend, Danny Shigemori, who has lived on the street for 55 years and ran a landscaping business, lost his place too.—
Jeffrey Fleishman,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2025
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Production has ceased on Season 2 of the Big Talk Studios series about an 18th-century highway robber, putting a cast and crew of hundreds out of work with nothing to show for their efforts.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
17 Jan. 2025
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Limited driving range tends to be an issue when driving longer distances on the highway, creating an additional incentive to conserve fuel.—
Peter Douglas,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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Aides expect Trump will return occasionally to Mar-a-Lago during the next four years, but for now, the show is moving 1,000 miles up the road.—
Jennifer Jacobs,
CBS News,
18 Jan. 2025
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The agency then returned on Thursday, Jan. 16 and discovered the home had split and slid onto the road.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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The school’s proximity to two major thoroughfares, 47th Street and Pulaski Road, makes walking and biking too dangerous for most other parents in the community, Galvez Searle said.—
Sarah Macaraeg,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2025
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The 405, the major thoroughfare connecting L.A. with the San Fernando Valley, remains open.—
Matteo Moschella,
NBC News,
12 Jan. 2025
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Last summer's sewage leak into the James River was caused partly by a series of issues with the bypass pumps, including the temporary pumps being in use for three years.—
Sabrina Moreno,
Axios,
23 Jan. 2025
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That hackers want your account credentials is no secret, be that from high-speed attacks against Microsoft accounts or two-factor authentication bypass attacks against Google users.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Airway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airway. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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