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Recent Examples of nasal
For allergy sufferers, that buildup can mean sneezing, nasal congestion and restless nights.
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Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
This is largely due to how bodily fluids behave and realign in microgravity, which frequently causes swelling in the nasal passages.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2026
Allergies, congestion and structural issues are all addressable with medication, saline sprays, nasal strips or an ENT evaluation.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
The scan analyzes facial geometry and uses machine learning to estimate nasal cavity characteristics, allowing the device to calibrate acoustic frequencies for each user.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
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Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
This is largely due to how bodily fluids behave and realign in microgravity, which frequently causes swelling in the nasal passages.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2026
Allergies, congestion and structural issues are all addressable with medication, saline sprays, nasal strips or an ENT evaluation.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
The scan analyzes facial geometry and uses machine learning to estimate nasal cavity characteristics, allowing the device to calibrate acoustic frequencies for each user.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nasal
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There’s a reason why strident partisans like Republicans Chad Bianco and Steve Hilton and progressives Tom Steyer and Katie Porter have consistently placed high in the polls, while moderates like Becerra, his frenemy Antonio Villaraigosa and San Jose mayor Matt Mahan have lagged.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Removing strident nationalism, plus stable EU relations, a contrast with Orban’s tenure, will assist the nation’s economy.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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One spring day in Paris many years ago, my wife, Diana, a most penetrating photographer, capable of seeing like no one else, decided, as an experiment, to walk across the city blindfolded.—
Hisham Matar,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Aug. 2024
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Since the war began in Gaza, more than six months ago, the Israeli magazine +972 has published some of the most penetrating reporting on the Israel Defense Forces’ conduct.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2024
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The ping of pickleball play produces a uniquely piercing and repetitive sound that has led to contentious lawsuits and controversies across the entire country, including just north in Fox Point, as the sport has rapidly grown in popularity over the last few years.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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Mars merging with Pluto can hit you with a piercing moment of honesty.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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Donald, Mark, Willie, Billy, and Tony — practically everyone in Hollis within shouting distance of 203rd Street was laughing at me at earsplitting volume.—
Stephen A. Smith,
Rolling Stone,
16 Jan. 2023
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The Wall, though, will be delightfully old school in a cap tip to the court-hugging, earsplitting, rowdy venues of college basketball’s glory days.—
Bryce MillerColumnist,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2023
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The song strips the original’s iconic beefy melody down for parts, replacing it with tinny drumbeats and a minimal synthline, a sound that would become electroclash’s hallmark.—
Cameron Cook,
Pitchfork,
20 Apr. 2026
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As the sun set, news from Memphis broke into the music on his tinny radio.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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These thin stainless steel cake testers are not only cheap to replace but also widely available.—
Jennifer Zyman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Apr. 2026
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That, along with the March trade that sent Sam Carrick to the Buffalo Sabres, would leave them painfully thin down the middle, with little center help coming up through the system.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Nasal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nasal. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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