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"The diarrhoea would come on suddenly and would be profuse and watery and the pain was like intense cramps," said Victoria.

From BBC Apr. 16, 2023

Norovirus symptoms include a sudden onset of vomiting, which can be projectile, and diarrhea, which may be profuse and watery.

From Reuters Jan. 2, 2013

Symptoms include a sudden onset of vomiting, which can be projectile, and diarrhea, which may be profuse and watery.

From Reuters Dec. 31, 2012

Though your husband may be wealthy, You should never be profuse; There should always be a limit To the things you eat and use.

From Court Life in China by Isaac Taylor Headland

Leave hereafter to the spirit and the wisdom of hereafter; and do not be niggardly now from the apprehension that men as wise as you should be profuse in times to come.

From Peter Plymley's Letters, and selected essays by Sydney Smith




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