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[bluhd] / blʌd /




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They suspected the blood might have come from some unrelated head bump, nosebleed or other incidental injury, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

Jackie’s red blood cell count also remains low.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 2, 2026

Detectives worked through the night collecting evidence, including blood samples.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

These precautions were able to halt the spread of what a blood sample later confirmed to be Ebola.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

As the brain detects a fall in blood temperature, it automatically protects itself by shutting down the blood supply to the hands and feet.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

And this one has delivered an epic Final Four of blue bloods who have all proven they can go the distance: France, Spain, England, and Argentina.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

"It should be standard practice that bloods are taken and preserved because, by that not happening, our family has been left with no answers as to what caused Katie's death."

From BBC Jun. 14, 2026

Miami falls into an awkward middle ground that the blue bloods often avoid.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 2, 2026

He listed UConn and Gonzaga, teams that have enjoyed wild success the last few decades but haven’t won enough historically to be considered classic blue bloods.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 19, 2024

Now came the suitors, young bloods trooping in to their own seats on thrones or easy chairs.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

Toxoplasma gondii is a potentially dangerous parasite that infects warm blooded animals.

From Science Daily Feb. 16, 2026

Some deep-sea fish, such as tuna and lamnid sharks, a family of large and speedy sharks, are partially warm blooded; they can divert body heat to specific organs even in icy temps.

From Science Magazine May 10, 2023

“Because they’re cold blooded animals, they regulate their body temperature as best they can based on the environment,” he said.

From New York Times Aug. 15, 2022

Species of warm- blooded animals, for example, tend to have larger bodies in the cooler climates closer to the earth’s poles, allowing them to better conserve heat.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

At the desk sat a young man who looked to be a full- blooded Ceald, with the characteristic ruddy complexion and dark hair and eyes.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

The north London club have retained their core of international players, while blooding youngsters last season and allowing others to gain experience from loan spells.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2021

In the meantime, Dave Sarachan has been operating as interim head coach and dutifully going about blooding a series of young players in some tough friendlies.

From The Guardian Sep. 11, 2018

Southgate offered a nod, too, to the much-criticised Roy Hodgson for blooding so many younger players during his tenure in charge.

From The Guardian Jul. 7, 2018

But he says Rodgers has been "brave" for blooding the likes of Raheem Sterling and Andre Wisdom.

From BBC Oct. 2, 2013

"They are blooding him again," he said; and then—"What are you doing here?"

From Oddsfish! by Benson, Robert Hugh




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