- plural of vein.
veins
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With lifelike features, including muscles and veins, it’s finer aesthetically but less distinctive than earlier pieces, and suggests the denouement of their separate culture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
It is a common condition in older patients where one-way valves inside the veins don’t work properly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
Together, they identified the "natural algorithm" responsible for creating the looping veins around the pores in the leaves.
From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026
The connection, Drew and his colleagues determined, is the vertebral venous plexus, a network of veins that connects the abdomen to the spine in mice and humans alike.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
I looked down at my hands, wondering if I could see the spinning blood in my veins.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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