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Recent Examples of alveolar
She was diagnosed with Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare soft tissue cancer.
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Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023
Covid patients can develop scar tissue and permanent changes to the alveolar walls that limit airflow even after the inflammation and fluid of an active infection has cleared.
—Hang Do Thi Duc, New York Times, 31 May 2023
Generally, cells in the lungs called alveolar macrophages will pick up the particulates and clear them out – at reasonable doses.
—Christopher T. Migliaccio, Fortune, 7 June 2023
Pollutants reaching the alveolar gas-exchanging membranes are removed by specialized cells called phagocytes and macrophages that ingest particles to move most to be carried away via lymph vessels and nodes.
—Arthur Dalley, Discover Magazine, 8 Mar. 2019
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Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023
Covid patients can develop scar tissue and permanent changes to the alveolar walls that limit airflow even after the inflammation and fluid of an active infection has cleared.
—Hang Do Thi Duc, New York Times, 31 May 2023
Generally, cells in the lungs called alveolar macrophages will pick up the particulates and clear them out – at reasonable doses.
—Christopher T. Migliaccio, Fortune, 7 June 2023
Pollutants reaching the alveolar gas-exchanging membranes are removed by specialized cells called phagocytes and macrophages that ingest particles to move most to be carried away via lymph vessels and nodes.
—Arthur Dalley, Discover Magazine, 8 Mar. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alveolar
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Carter is to be remembered Thursday at a state funeral inside the cavernous Washington National Cathedral.Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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There were few in the sharply dressed and cavernous Palm Springs Convention Center who dressed down.Pete Hammond, Deadline, 4 Jan. 2025
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The statement is hollow so long as people still can stake their dollars on the calamities befalling everyday Angelenos.Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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But that rang terribly hollow, because Schoen and Daboll aren’t being held accountable in any way to that bottom line.Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Use the domed brush for concave bath tubs and sinks, or the pointed brush for corners and groutlines.Clara McMahon, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, centrifugal force beckons the balls to the dip in the concave disc’s center.Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Alveolar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alveolar. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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