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sneeze

[sneez] / sniz /
NOUN
expulsion of air
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If the U.S. has a financial sneeze, the rest of the world doesn’t get a nasty cold.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

He made her sneeze and caused watery eyes and severe rashes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

“But now, for the next six weeks, he can’t sneeze or cough because it could do a lot of damage.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2026

Interest surged in 2020 when the star unexpectedly dimmed after what was described as a stellar "sneeze."

From Science Daily ● Jan. 10, 2026

So much pepper is being ground at the moment that we sneeze and cough with every breath we take.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

The old adage that the rest of the world sneezes when the U.S. catches a cold very much applies to bonds as well.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Opening windows where possible and practising good hygiene - using and then binning a tissue for coughs and sneezes and washing your hands - can help prevent this.

From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2025

And if tech sneezes, global financial markets—starting with the U.S.—will catch a cold.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2025

“When a major cloud provider sneezes, the internet catches a cold,” he told the Journal.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2025

It’s particularly easy for me to ignore fake sneezes, and I went on with my research.

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg

Last week, CoreWeave sneezed, the market caught a cold, and everyone became a doctor delivering a diagnosis: Either the patient is going to die or become stronger than ever.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

I felt a stab of pain whenever I coughed or sneezed.

From Slate ● Mar. 29, 2026

Then one time, he sneezed, and my cousin said, “Bless you.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2025

Though initially, this created a buzz that Betelgeuse might go supernova any minute, scientists soon found out that the dimming was actually due to a large fluff of dust that the monster sneezed out.

From Space Scoop ● Aug. 20, 2025

The old gatehouse-keeper sneezed as he brushed more dust from the lettering on the wall.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

Respiratory droplets carrying the Yersinia bacteria are released through coughing or sneezing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

The latest government figures show there have been more than 194,000 cases since March from the highly contagious disease, which spreads easily through breathing, coughing or sneezing.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

It can spread through coughing and sneezing, and remain infectious in the air up to two hours after an infected person has left a room.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026

Lying would be obvious if you’re not coughing, sniffling or sneezing, and insulting to the other person.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

Books cluttered the shelves, but they were so covered in dust that when Ophie tried to pull one down to check the title, she had a sneezing fit.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland


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