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hiccup

noun as in diaphragm spasms

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And Maggie has lost her medical license due to a hiccup of bad judgment on her part.

What’s unfolding before our eyes will eventually tell us if we are living at the beginning of another clampdown or a mere hiccup in a prolonged cabaret.

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Tesla is also in the race to scale autonomous technology with its robotaxi service, which launched in Austin in June and has faced several hiccups.

Herbert was outstanding but for a couple of hiccups, such as a near-interception in the fourth quarter.

Going into her second year of a business management course, Rebecca is now much more organised and comfortable with the journey, after experiencing some hiccups in her first year.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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