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Recent Examples of airway
Peppermint Peppermint tea may be helpful as an expectorant, clearing mucus from your airways.
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Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 6 Jan. 2025
If the choking continues, go back to the five back blows followed by five abdominal thrusts until the airway is cleared or help has arrived.
—Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 30 Dec. 2024
Small fragments can cause laceration and punctures to digestive organs, such as the esophagus, stomach or intestines while metallic particles can become lodged in a person's throat and airways.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Obstructive sleep apnea happens when a person's upper airway becomes blocked and pauses breathing during sleep.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 6 Jan. 2025
If the choking continues, go back to the five back blows followed by five abdominal thrusts until the airway is cleared or help has arrived.
—Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 30 Dec. 2024
Small fragments can cause laceration and punctures to digestive organs, such as the esophagus, stomach or intestines while metallic particles can become lodged in a person's throat and airways.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Obstructive sleep apnea happens when a person's upper airway becomes blocked and pauses breathing during sleep.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airway
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The Reading Terminal Market, for instance, is located in downtown Philadelphia, near hotels, transportation arteries and a five-minute walk to City Hall.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Capillaries are the smallest, connecting larger arteries and veins.—
Brandi Jones, MSN-Ed,
Health,
7 Feb. 2025
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Alternative shortcut: There is also an entrance/exit to the underground passageway near the corner of Sixth and Centre avenues.—
Ryan Deto,
Axios,
29 Jan. 2025
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At a press conference on Tuesday, Trump refused to commit to not using the U.S. military to take control of the passageway.—
Lauren Irwin,
The Hill,
8 Jan. 2025
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Frantic body camera footage shows the moment a Miami Beach Police officer is shot by another officer A Miami Beach Police officer will not face criminal charges after accidentally shooting a fellow officer while responding to a call on a busy Florida roadway.—
Julia Bonavita,
Fox News,
1 Feb. 2025
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Flanked by breweries and restaurants, the 2900 block of Larimer Street has been closed to cars since 2020, when businesses were given the city’s blessing to expand outdoor seating onto the roadway.—
Max Levy,
The Denver Post,
1 Feb. 2025
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The production stole shots on the street amid the unsuspecting working-class pedestrians of Strasbourg–Saint-Denis, but Godard often used these images for absurd scenarios.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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Several loads of fresh fish have been offered for sale on main street this week.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Zoom in: According to an Urban Institute analysis, that criteria could likely metro Atlanta suburbs and exurbs — areas which would likely favor highway and major roadway widening or construction.—
Kristal Dixon,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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On Thursday, the Trump administration also ordered an immediate halt of the $5 billion program aimed at building more EV charging stations on highways.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Second line parades and gatherings at the historic St. Augustine Church occur on weekends, musicians may gather in Congo Square on a Tuesday, or a high-school band may practice in the road.—
Jenny Adams,
AFAR Media,
11 Feb. 2025
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While Texas doesn't have a state property tax, local governments collect property taxes for public services like schools, streets, roads, police and firefighters.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Before being slowed, an evacuation warning had included Balboa Boulevard and the 5 freeway to the east and Tampa Boulevard to the west, stretching as far south as Rinaldi Boulevard, a main east-west thoroughfare in the northern valley.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2025
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The beachside thoroughfare reopened in Malibu up to Coastline Drive on the north end beginning at 8 a.m. Sunday, but remained closed except to residents and contractors between Coastline Drive and Entrada Drive for an additional day following a decision by Mayor Karen Bass’ office Saturday.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Feb. 2025
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From the polio vaccine, to decoding the first human chromosome, to the first heart bypass surgery, American research has originated a seemingly endless list of health care advances that are taken for granted.—
Jane Smith-Rogers,
WIRED,
1 Feb. 2025
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Which is a problem, given high-speed brute-force password attacks on Microsoft users, poor router password security issues, 2FA bypass attacks and sign-in-with-Google hacking tactics being exploited.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Airway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airway. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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