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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

Greater and varying annual amounts for gas-guzzlers, luxury rides, vehicles that choke metro centers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 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

That is, if the choke point at the Strait of Hormuz doesn’t strangle the global economy.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

There’s a knock on my door, and I choke out, “Come in,” between giggles and snorts.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée




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