swallow
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It is, perhaps, also designed to make her request, or demand, easier for you to swallow.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
Rodriguez was even more direct, saying, “I think those are all tethered together to make you swallow the poison.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
The appeal of strips is based on convenience: Pills can be hard to swallow, powders can be messy and gummies can be sugary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
"ASEAN members are more than willing to help," Malaysian parliamentarian Hassan Abdul Karim told AFP, "provided Indonesia is willing to swallow their bigger ego and pride."
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
“It growled low down in its throat—rrrrrr! Its tail lashed the grass. I thought, That leopard could swallow my bundle of sticks and still have room for me.”
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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"When we think of stars interacting with planets or brown dwarfs, the picture is always that the star eventually swallows the other thing," says Kevin Burdge, assistant professor of physics at MIT.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
In “Rare Bird” a woman in 18th-century England finds pleasure in the company of a new friend, who helps her test a claim from the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus that swallows hibernate underwater.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Smoke swallows civilization while sparks fall around the baroque column of the Fuente de los Luceros.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
When a mosquito takes a blood meal, it also swallows any viruses or parasites living in its host’s blood.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
He swallows down his unease and forces a smile.
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
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Learn about whale biology: If you’ve seen or heard of the movie Whalefall, in which a scuba diver is swallowed by a whale, you have probably wondered whether the premise is at all plausible.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026
A large sinkhole swallowed part of a Los Feliz street and a parked work van after a water main break sent a torrent gushing down Normandie Avenue Wednesday morning, officials said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Footage of the flood showed it had swallowed most of the village in just minutes.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
How brutally ironic that “Digger” is Warner Bros.’ last film before being swallowed by Paramount–Skydance.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
Rowan swallowed a mouthful of warm, metal-tasting water.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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The dolphin arrived with "serious vision problems" and other health issues, it said, and "began having difficulties swallowing and respiratory problems" in the hours before she died.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
In that sense, blindly swallowing AI’s positive hype can be as dangerous as its alleged existential risks.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026
The question is whether a decline in overall sales is worth swallowing if it means selling a higher share of goods at full price.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Jo Giese was in her home on the phone with her insurance company for an unrelated reason Thursday when she thought it wouldn’t hurt to ask whether her policy covered a sinkhole swallowing her home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
I breathed in slowly, swallowing the water in small gulps.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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