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inhalation

[in-huh-ley-shuhn] / ˌɪn həˈleɪ ʃən /




NOUN
drag
Synonyms
NOUN
respiration
Synonyms




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And they get into our bodies through both ingestion and inhalation.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Nuttakarn "Mint" Sevoy, 30, came for her childhood friend Top Sarobol who, like many killed on Sunday night, is believed to have died from smoke inhalation.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

Her daughter, a party candidate, also suffered burns and smoke inhalation and remains in hospital.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

Usually, fewer than 50 people go to the emergency room each day for throat pain, and fewer than 20 people for smoke inhalation, the department said.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

For a century or more after Pott’s discovery there seems to have been little further realization that certain of the chemicals in the human environment could cause cancer by repeated skin contact, inhalation, or swallowing.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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