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Recent Examples of nasal
More specifically, researchers have warned that mouth taping could be dangerous for people with nasal obstruction, potentially increasing the risk of breathing difficulties or asphyxiation, especially since many studies excluded patients with existing nasal issues.
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Sharon Brandwein,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
Consuming gluten with a wheat allergy may result in vomiting, diarrhea, skin rash, nasal congestion, hives, swelling, and even life-threatening anaphylactic shock.
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Christina Manian,
Health,
29 May 2026
Cancers of the head and neck include malignancies affecting the mouth and throat (called the oral cavity and pharynx), the voice box (larynx), the sinuses and nasal cavities, and the salivary glands.
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Mikkael Sekeres,
Washington Post,
18 May 2026
However, newer hypotheses suggest, as noted in the 2025 review, that the reflex may also serve to redistribute mucus across the nasal cavity; it’s believed that this enhances the trapping and dilution of harmful particles, rather than just blasting them outward.
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Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Sharon Brandwein,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
Consuming gluten with a wheat allergy may result in vomiting, diarrhea, skin rash, nasal congestion, hives, swelling, and even life-threatening anaphylactic shock.
—
Christina Manian,
Health,
29 May 2026
Cancers of the head and neck include malignancies affecting the mouth and throat (called the oral cavity and pharynx), the voice box (larynx), the sinuses and nasal cavities, and the salivary glands.
—
Mikkael Sekeres,
Washington Post,
18 May 2026
However, newer hypotheses suggest, as noted in the 2025 review, that the reflex may also serve to redistribute mucus across the nasal cavity; it’s believed that this enhances the trapping and dilution of harmful particles, rather than just blasting them outward.
—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nasal
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Football coverage can also often be dominated by ex-players, bluntly exchanging unnecessarily strident views.
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In a strident, aggressive veto message by Andrew Johnson.
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One spring day in Paris many years ago, my wife, Diana, a most penetrating photographer, capable of seeing like no one else, decided, as an experiment, to walk across the city blindfolded.
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Since the war began in Gaza, more than six months ago, the Israeli magazine +972 has published some of the most penetrating reporting on the Israel Defense Forces’ conduct.
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Still, the glimpses of freedom Clark offers are all the more piercing for their rarity.
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The ping of pickleball play produces a uniquely piercing and repetitive sound that has led to contentious lawsuits and controversies across the entire country, including just north in Fox Point, as the sport has rapidly grown in popularity over the last few years.
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Donald, Mark, Willie, Billy, and Tony — practically everyone in Hollis within shouting distance of 203rd Street was laughing at me at earsplitting volume.
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The Wall, though, will be delightfully old school in a cap tip to the court-hugging, earsplitting, rowdy venues of college basketball’s glory days.
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There are several ways to enhance your tunes above the tinny sound on your laptop.
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And then, crackling across the radio in both Gemini 7 and Mission Control, just nine days before Christmas of 1965, came a tiny, tinny chorus of Jingle Bells, performed live, on a small harmonica and small set of bells—contraband Schirra had smuggled aboard his ship.
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The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.
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Tree was recognizable for his bright fashion, mullet haircut with prominent bangs, thin mustache and encouraging outlook.
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“Nasal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nasal. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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