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The human hand is one of three pinnacles of hominid evolution, along with the brain and the voice box.—
Stephen Witt,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026 Cancers of the head and neck include malignancies affecting the mouth and throat (called the oral cavity and pharynx), the voice box (larynx), the sinuses and nasal cavities, and the salivary glands.—
Mikkael Sekeres,
Washington Post,
18 May 2026 This includes cancers of the lip, mouth, upper throat (nasopharyngeal), middle throat (oropharyngeal), lower throat (hypopharyngeal), voice box (laryngeal), salivary gland and metastatic squamous neck cancer.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026 The ballpark will be packed with fans who have working voice boxes.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for voice box