nose into
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This connection offers new insight into how scent information travels from the nose into neural circuits.
From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026
While Reid rode handcuffed in the back of the government vehicle, minutes away from their destination, one of the federal agents questioned Reid’s poking her nose into police affairs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
But instead of navigating society balls and dowries, Pickett's modern Emma is poking her nose into her friends' online dating profiles, having returned home after failing her exams at Oxford University.
From BBC • Sep. 20, 2025
The police disguise thing—in my copy, I remember almost bumping my nose into that detail on my first or second draft.
From Slate • Jun. 17, 2025
With Jonathan’s face out of the water, Moose brought his own nose into the air, filling his lungs quickly.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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