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duct

[duhkt] / dʌkt /


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Towle's family announced her death, from complications related to bile duct cancer that had spread to other parts of her body, on her social media accounts on Thursday.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Castro said he had sealed windows at his home with duct tape and filled up extra water containers.

From Barron's Jul. 4, 2026

Companies want robots that can crawl into duct spaces, identify ports and plug cables to help build the massive data centers needed for AI.

From Los Angeles Times May 31, 2026

Thirteen of those deaths were attributed to vanishing bile duct syndrome, a condition marked by the destruction of the ducts that carry bile out of the liver.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

“No worries. We’ve got some duct tape that’ll fix it right up.”

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

Thirteen of those deaths were attributed to vanishing bile duct syndrome, a condition marked by the destruction of the ducts that carry bile out of the liver.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

The actor, his voice slightly shaky, gave a moving description of grief as “unexpressed love” that quickly activated tear ducts.

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2026

When F. nucleatum was introduced directly into breast ducts, it caused metaplastic and hyperplastic lesions, noncancerous changes where cells either grow excessively or shift into a different type.

From Science Daily Mar. 19, 2026

The same is true for keeping air ducts clean.

From MarketWatch Feb. 28, 2026

Fetal hormones, taking chromosomal cues, inhibit Miillerian structures, promote Wolffian ducts.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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