swollen
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My right arm had woken me up a few hours earlier, burning and swollen past the point where it even looked like an arm.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
The company got a bump from the car-buying boom of 2021 and 2022, but its auto revenue underperformed overall light-vehicle production in the years after, as customers sat on swollen inventories.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
Louise recalls being told that Bow's airway was swollen - Bow was given a tracheostomy and then a further operation to help her breathe more easily.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
The condition involves swollen veins in the anal or rectal area, which can lead to pain and bleeding.
From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026
A meal was out of the question: the water was gone, and their mouths and tongues were so swollen with thirst that they could hardly swallow.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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