airflow

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The trouble with this was that the abductor muscles are the ones that open the trachea, allowing airflow to the lungs.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

The Universal Waste Management System, as the device is officially called, uses airflow to get rid of waste.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

"Under normal circumstances, flies stop moving when exposed to strong airflow," said Saldes, now a science research specialist at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria and a former doctoral student at UTEP.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

They passed air through larynges removed from deceased horses and then alternated the airflow between normal air and helium.

From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026

Because each point in the airflow was dependent on the others, an error made in one part of the series would cause an error in all the others.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly