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airway

noun

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as in artery

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Recent Examples of airway The most common form, obstructive sleep apnea, happens when muscles in the back of the throat relax and block the airway. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026 The standard treatment remains the CPAP machine, which pushes a steady stream of air through a mask to keep the airway open. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026 Food and liquid must move from the mouth to the stomach while the airway closes in a fraction of a second to keep material out of the lungs. — Sundeep Venkatesan, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026 Common risk factors include hormonal shifts during pregnancy and menopause, weight gain, a naturally smaller airway, family history and smoking or alcohol use. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for airway

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Chief among them is the war in Iran, which analysts view as a stalemate that has choked major maritime arteries for oil and gas.

— Steve Kopack, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026
In these clips, Shakur celebrates in the backstage arteries of the MGM’s Grand Garden arena directly after Tyson’s victory over Bruce Seldon.

— Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of artery

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Israel may also prove to be a significant obstacle to Syria’s reemergence as a reliable passageway for trade.

— Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
The latest project proposal includes a wide, multistory passageway that would cross underneath the site, providing pedestrians along Sheridan with views of and access to Lake Michigan.

— Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of passageway

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The flooding inundated areas along the Trishuli River, burying buildings and damaging bridges and roadways.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
The overall project includes roadway construction, curb and gutter, sidewalks, brick pavers, decorative lighting and landscaping, as well as utility improvements, pavement markings, signage and restoration, officials said.

— Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of roadway

Noun

An Arkansas State Police trooper was captured on dashcam footage yanking the passenger of a vehicle by his hair and punching him in the face after a high-speed chase that ended in the streets of Blytheville.

— Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2026
There’s no denying that the fall 2026 runways made a strong case for color; even the street style scene is on board, slipping into colorful shoes and sporting handbags in a variety of vibrant shades—baby pink, chartreuse, and cobalt.

— Laura Jackson, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of street

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While crews were at the scene, a separate crash occurred on the eastbound side of the highway when a driver slowed down to look at the wreck, according to Peck.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
Minneapolis has long been a civic-minded metropolis, where even the choice of vegetation on highway medians can become the subject of extended public debate, in a state with a history of protest going back to the nineteenth century.

— Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of highway

Noun

AVs can cause safety issues, especially during inclement weather, blackouts and on roads where there's construction or unusual traffic.

— Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Thus the oceanic feeling might be the royal road to establishing a museum of affiliations, rather than the old colonialist museum of conquests.

— George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of road

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The partnership between two outsiders clawing their way in, joined by an equally canny journalist played by Claire Foy, comes to shape Fleet Street, the London thoroughfare where scribblers plied their trade, in Lamb’s and Murdoch’s images.

— Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Kitchens were structured for high throughput and delivery vehicles lined up on the other side of the building to take finished meals and speed them along critical thoroughfares for timely and low-cost delivery.

— George C. Lee II, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

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