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stomachache

[stuhm-uhk-eyk] / ˈstʌm əkˌeɪk /


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I could send a chunk of money to somebody I love and it doesn’t give me like that really bad stomachache where I go, “I’m gonna vomit, but it was the class move.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2023

It’s not giving anything away to say that Amber, hopelessly smitten with Joe and unaware she was pregnant, has given birth alone after suffering from what she thought was a stomachache.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2023

But she worsened on May 17, with visits to the medical unit for vomiting and a stomachache.

From Washington Times May 22, 2023

It was an “Aladdin”-like play called “Billy’s Wonderful Kettle” in Manchester, England, and the 7-year-old McDermott was so excited the night before, he got a stomachache that kept him from going.

From New York Times Mar. 31, 2023

Afterward I got to work on the New Zealand project—alone, since Lil left because she had a stomachache.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt

Perhaps that’s why I’ve held on so tightly to a bit of wisdom that my mom gave me when I was a kid plagued by stomachaches.

From Slate Nov. 5, 2023

In January, Gov. Gavin Newsom described himself as an unhappy elementary school student: “I couldn’t read, and I was looking for any way to ditch classes. I’d fake stomachaches and dizziness.”

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 6, 2023

This year, the coffee chain has a list of seven holiday beverages, so I bravely ordered every single one of them and risked stomachaches and jitteriness in order to properly and accurately rank these drinks.

From Salon Dec. 8, 2022

Other manifestations that connect mental and physical symptoms include backaches, headaches and stomachaches, which all “tend to accompany psychological stress, anxiety and worry about the future,” Lowe says.

From Scientific American Oct. 20, 2022

She does these ads for healthy juices that she doesn’t even like because they give her stomachaches.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera




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