blood
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MacGregor's blood was stated to have been found on the front door handle, the frame of the toilet door as well as the rim of the bath and hot sink tap.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
My blood sugar, too, has improved as I paid more attention to my diet and movement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Medical records cited in the suit note that on her last hospital visit, her blood pressure was dangerously high and only temporarily responsive to medication.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026
The researchers also investigated how pigmented rice might influence blood sugar.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 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
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Years ago, I was talking to my cousin—also English—about how one could find the Premiership compelling when only a small handful of upper-crust blue bloods ever have a shot at winning.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
"We want it to be made mandatory that when someone arrives at the mortuary then bloods should be taken," she said.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 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
“And you procured a small annoying boy to replace her. So I see no point risking further half- bloods on a ridiculous rescue. The possibility is very great that this Annie girl is dead.”
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
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Triceratops was likely not fully warm blooded, but these structures may still have played an important role in controlling temperature and retaining moisture.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 22, 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
Now they had been blooded, she did not speak to them like schoolgirls.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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Seen by many as an inconvenience in an already congested calendar, the EFL Cup remains essential when it comes to blooding emerging Premier League talent.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2024
I think it was a good way of blooding him on his international debut.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2024
Phelan is now faced with the tricky task of blooding new recruits without upsetting the players who have served him so well thus far.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 9, 2016
Beyond that it is hard to avoid the feeling the breeding and blooding of talent is an issue, on many fronts, in an absorbing but alarmingly profligate top tier.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 21, 2016
Not worth the money; they are not blooding.
From Sentimental Tommy The Story of His Boyhood by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
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Human Anatomy and Physiology - Introductory
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