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ventilator

[ven-tl-ey-ter] / ˈvɛn tlˌeɪ tər /




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Garfield went on to spend 64 days — 31 of them on a ventilator — fighting to recover from COVID-19 at Providence St. John’s Hospital, where he was known as “Patient Zero.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

I have to use a ventilator overnight, when my breathing is more shallow than during the day.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

They may require oxygen or intravenous fluid or even be put on a ventilator to help them breathe, according to the CDC.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

"He arrived with brain trauma, sedated, drugged, breathing with a ventilator," Interior Minister Armando Benedetti said.

From Barron's • Oct. 19, 2025

I followed behind the Strauss contingent up to the second floor as they tried to discover where the ventilator led to.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes




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