chest

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Located in the chest, the thymus helps train T cells, a type of immune cell that helps defend the body against infections and disease.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

Bannister said his father Sammy, a stoker mechanic who was 21-years-old at the time, sustained shrapnel wounds to his chest when HMS Amethyst came under fire.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

And I think he might have saved my life because they found a big black thing in my chest.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

A plot twist near the end rewards much of the reader’s patience; after so much standstill, the sudden change strikes Suzanna—and us—like a blow to the chest.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

And indeed, even as the door slammed behind me, a spasm of coughing seized my chest and throat.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom