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Recent Examples of airway
When the goal is to make the nose smaller, which is often the case cosmetically, the internal airway can also become smaller.
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Carlos Wolf, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
As Logan’s breathing grew more labored, doctors secured his airway and placed him on a ventilator before transferring him by helicopter to Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2026
Weight gain and alcohol use (commonly associated with stress and depression) can increase airway collapse, making OSA worse.
—Md Published, Verywell Health, 11 Feb. 2026
Body camera video captured the tense moments as officers worked to clear the child’s airway.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 1 Feb. 2026
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Carlos Wolf, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
As Logan’s breathing grew more labored, doctors secured his airway and placed him on a ventilator before transferring him by helicopter to Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2026
Weight gain and alcohol use (commonly associated with stress and depression) can increase airway collapse, making OSA worse.
—Md Published, Verywell Health, 11 Feb. 2026
Body camera video captured the tense moments as officers worked to clear the child’s airway.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 1 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airway
Noun
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Over time, arteries can lose flexibility, the inner lining becomes less responsive, and plaque can build up from cholesterol and inflammation.—
Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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Selter noted Malinovsky had artery problems, with plaque present, and one had ruptured.—
Helen I. Bennett,
Hartford Courant,
4 Mar. 2026
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Worries are particularly high about the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Iran, a narrow passageway where roughly a fifth of the world’s oil passes.—
Stan Choe,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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Worries are particularly high about the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Iran, a narrow passageway through which roughly a fifth of the world’s oil passes.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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The vehicle went off the roadway, onto the sidewalk and crashed into the three pedestrians.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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That could lead to a few wet roadways for the morning drive.—
Dave Aguilera,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Still, the street corner will remain the soul of his operation — and the music at the heart of it all.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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QueenEr’Re was the second 11-year-old to be killed on the block since early 2023, the latest loss in an area already marked by streets named for Derrick Turnbow and Domonic Davis, whose young lives were also claimed by gun violence.—
Cameron Knight,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Mar. 2026
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
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Then last year came the discovery of Rancho Izaguirre, just 45 minutes down the highway, where bone fragments, clothing and other evidence indicated the cartel had been disposing of bodies.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Bojorquez wants to protect tax dollars, improve the maintenance of roads and bridges and fight for fair elections.—
Rachel Royster
Updated March 3,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2026
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The driver lost control of the vehicle, veered off the road and struck a tree, the statement said.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Touhy Avenue is a major east-west Chicago thoroughfare running from Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood to Elk Grove Village — and linking Lincolnwood, Skokie, Niles, Chicago's Edison Park neighborhood, Park Ridge, and Des Plaines.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Cinespace Studios Los Angeles is located in a bustling retail district on one of the Valley’s major thoroughfares, Victory Boulevard.—
Todd Longwell,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2026
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If Lake Powell’s level declines to a point that water can only pass through four 8-foot-wide bypass tubes, that would limit how much can reach California, Arizona and Nevada.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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When only one of the two pumps engaged its emergency bypass amid the outage, flows were drastically cut, killing as many as thousands of young Chinook salmon.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Airway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airway. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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