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lung

[luhng] / lʌŋ /
NOUN
body part
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YouTuber Mark Fischbach, whose channel Markiplier boasts 38 million subscribers, released horror movie "Iron Lung" in January.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

It also follows a new national report from the American Lung Assn. that found 82% of Californians live in counties with unhealthy air, nearly double the national average.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

The American Lung Assn., or ALA, assigns grades based on the number of unhealthy air days and the severity of pollution levels, using federal air quality standards.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

A 2021 study from the Epidemiology of Young Lung Cancer Project, the Genomics of Young Lung Cancer Project, showed that lung cancer subtypes in people under 40 differ from those seen in older adults.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

And he said suddenly, seeing Wang Lung near him, “And I had one woman and my father had one woman and we farmed the land.”

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck



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