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Recent Examples of airway
Common symptoms include a fever, chills, fatigue, headache, body aches, chest tightness, coughing, shortness of breath and airway irritation.
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Ryan Brennan
june 2,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
As a central nervous system depressant, alcohol suppresses the already-fragile neuromuscular tone of the pharyngeal dilators, pushing a vulnerable airway closer to collapse.
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Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Over at Atlanta's Amtrak station, passengers are choosing the train over the airways.
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Leondra Head,
CBS News,
22 May 2026
Obesity is the strongest single risk factor — excess fat around the neck and upper airway makes airway collapse more likely.
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Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
18 May 2026
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Ryan Brennan
june 2,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
As a central nervous system depressant, alcohol suppresses the already-fragile neuromuscular tone of the pharyngeal dilators, pushing a vulnerable airway closer to collapse.
—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Over at Atlanta's Amtrak station, passengers are choosing the train over the airways.
—
Leondra Head,
CBS News,
22 May 2026
Obesity is the strongest single risk factor — excess fat around the neck and upper airway makes airway collapse more likely.
—
Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airway
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South Africa has now demonstrated — twice in five years — that its economic arteries can be shut down when pressure builds.
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The answer matters because ApoB counts the actual particles that can lodge in artery walls.
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The global community has long considered the strait an international passageway, despite its sitting in Iran and Oman’s territorial waters.
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The global community has long considered the strait an international passageway, despite its location in Iran and Oman’s territorial waters.
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The suspect’s vehicle entered a closed roadway on Interstate 20 at the 420 exit near Aledo and struck an 18-wheeler, the release states.
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Police said the tractor-trailer veered off the roadway and overturned.
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The exhibit opens Thursday afternoon across the street from a Revolutionary War battlefield linked to the cannons.
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The protest’s matriarch Unlike most of Albania’s protests in over three decades of democracy, the young people on the streets this time are joined by an increasing number of retirees.
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
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Work being done along Interstate 494 in Bloomington is just one of 200 projects the Minnesota Department of Transportation has scheduled this summer to fix up highways, bridges and other infrastructure.
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Go wine tasting right in town, or do your research and drive the Nevada County foothill roads to a few local wineries with pretty tasting rooms.
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Entire buildings and roads were submerged in Accra on Monday, cutting off access to several areas of the Ghanian capital and in the neighboring city of Tema.
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Foot traffic has slowed to a trickle, and the restaurant’s layout — with an almost entirely open wall that looks onto one of Boyle Height’s busiest thoroughfares — isn’t helping.
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Routinely vacuuming and doing quick sweeps with your wet mop can help tide you over until the kids are back in school or your house becomes a little less of a thoroughfare.
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The two precious stones sit atop a bypass-style band of yellow gold and platinum, and tapered baguette diamonds accent the centerpiece.
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But Senate Republicans say the election measure cannot pass the chamber or bypass filibuster rules.
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“Airway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airway. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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