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airways

noun

plural of airway

as in arteries

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Diastolic blood pressure measures the pressure in your arteries while your heart relaxes.

— MD Published, Verywell Health, 10 Nov. 2026
Karl’s recurrent palinopsia began two years ago after part of Karl’s right temporal lobe was removed because the blood vessels between the arteries and veins there were tangled.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of arteries

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In effect, this implies that dark asphalt roadways, parking lots, and rooftops are represented as bright red on high-resolution thermal charts.

— Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
However, the company says the city failed to coordinate with the property owners adjacent to the roadways being raised, and construction wasn’t able to start on time.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of roadways

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From the Transamerica Pyramid to the busy city streets, concrete covers about 65% of San Francisco.

— Anne Makovec, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
Its grid of streets, forum, theater, temples, baths and columns survives alongside its most famous monument, the three-arched gateway traditionally known as the Arch of Trajan.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of streets

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Eight venues are interconnected by hidden passageways, secret entrances, and whimsical performances.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
Overland routes and the Caspian Sea conspire against any attempt to hermetically seal Iran, even if the capacity of these passageways cannot compensate for the closing of naval routes and dwindling air links.

— Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of passageways

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During the protests, also known as Occupy Central, demonstrators occupied major thoroughfares for 79 days in an ultimately unsuccessful push for direct election for the city’s leader.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
Major traffic disruptions are anticipated along key thoroughfares, including Northwest 87th Avenue and Northwest 36th Street.

— Manuel Bojorquez, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of thoroughfares

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Research has shown that wildlife in the Santa Monica Mountains are hemmed in by freeways and development.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
There are special rules for temporary political signs placed within 660 feet or visible from highways and certain freeways.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026

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