arteries
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On one huge video screen, colour-coded passenger and freight trains could be seen making their way along the arteries of Ukraine's vast railway network.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
The bridge is one of the main transport arteries across the Dnipro River dividing western and eastern parts of Kyiv.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Taiwan risk therefore runs through two enormous arteries of the global economy: semiconductors and shipping.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
The device is placed in the arteries and temporarily blocks small blood vessels in the knee that may contribute to inflammation and pain.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
In their back pockets, they had the arteries of the state, the rivers and streams, the creeks, and the ponds and the reservoirs that created its valleys of life.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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