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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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These two serious health conditions occur when plaque forms in arteries, which can slow down blood flow in the body and cause small blood clots to form.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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Maritime transport is the main artery of global trade.—
Steve Banker,
Forbes,
23 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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Many cities are begging residents to avoid driving as the sun melts snow that then refreezes, increasing the danger on roadways.—
Robert Shackelford,
CNN,
22 Jan. 2025
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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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When the wagon trains started moving out West, when the boats were landing at the foot of Main street — then things started moving.—
Dan Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
26 Jan. 2025
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The new law has officials scrambling to create more shelter beds, so police have places besides jail to drop off people caught sleeping on the street.—
Michael Cuglietta,
Orlando Sentinel,
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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What To Know The advisory warned that road conditions could become hazardous, particularly during peak travel hours on Wednesday.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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Mayor vetoes measure increasing borrowing by $4 million for additional road repairs Johnson vetoed in full a measure that would borrow an additional $4 million to fund improvements to an additional 30 lane miles of roadway.—
Alison Dirr,
Journal Sentinel,
30 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 3 Feb. 2025.
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