arteries

Cultural  

1. Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart and to the body tissues. (Compare veins; see circulatory system.)

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Example Sentences

Threatened arteries force shippers into lengthy, costly detours that ultimately hit consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal

The study reviewed data from more than 246,822 adults in the United States diagnosed with atherosclerotic heart disease, which is caused by plaque buildup in the arteries.

From Science Daily

Chinatown was beginning to draw tourist traffic, but unfortunately the shop wasn’t on either of the two main arteries of the neighborhood.

From Literature

For adults especially, that increases their risk of heart attacks and strokes because it causes plaque-forming particles to build up in their arteries over time, hardening and narrowing them.

From The Wall Street Journal

Airlines stocks slumped as the conflict in the Middle East disrupted operations across the region, crippling travel through some of the world’s most crowded transit arteries.

From The Wall Street Journal

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