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airway

[air-way] / ˈɛərˌweɪ /
NOUN
air pipe
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Police allege that someone was able to access the goods by showing a fake airway bill - a document that accompanies shipped items.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

We call it tripoding, which is particular to upper respiratory infections and airway swelling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

PDE3/4 inhibitors block specific enzymes to relax airway muscles and suppress inflammation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

"On September 11th, Mayor Giuliani ran toward the towers to help those in need, which later led to a diagnosis of restrictive airway disease," Goodman said.

From BBC ● May 4, 2026

I tilted Stef’s head back to open her airway.

From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin

Snoring is caused by the vibration of the soft tissues in our upper airways during sleep, explains Dr Clare Simon, a dentist with a special interest in dental sleep medicine.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

Standard procedure mandates that anyone suspected of smoke inhalation receives a bronchoscopic examination of their airways.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

That’s sputum, the mucus found deep in the airways.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

“Due to the unique anatomy of their airways, bulldogs can experience more respiratory distress in their golden years and may also have a harder time regulating their temperature as a result,” Greenstein says.

From MarketWatch ● May 19, 2026

He made a gurgling sound—secretions clogging his airways.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French


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