artery

Example Sentences

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On one channel, the war is a high-stakes effort to stabilize a critical artery of the global economy.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

These cholesterol particles can build up inside artery walls in a process known as atherosclerosis.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

The process of atherosclerosis — the slow buildup of plaques on the artery walls that can lead to heart attacks, strokes and other events — begins long before symptoms occur.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

The Middle East remains the heart of supply, the Strait of Hormuz its main artery.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

I had been sensible of its pulses spreading throughout my arms, across my chest like the ramifying systems of artery or nerve.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson