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choke

[chohk] / tʃoʊk /


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"If I didn't have a bottle of water in my hand, I couldn't swallow and I would choke on my own saliva," he explained.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Years ago, on particularly bad days, when the air around the smelter was hazy, “it would choke you out. It was like walking in a cloud,” Bunger said.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

The driver was Iran’s move to choke off the vital Strait of Hormuz—in normal times a conduit for a fifth of the world’s oil—with a series of attacks on ships early in the war.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Can a series disappear for four years and reclaim its choke hold on the culture?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

I tried, and I felt a lump in my throat begin to choke me.

From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea




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