cough
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Brussels says its rules are working since they have already forced AI providers to cough up information to regulators, though Regnier declined to give details.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
His homeowners association fees have been creeping up to nearly $470 per month, and that’s on top of expenses stemming from special assessments he’s had to cough up.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
The U.K.-based company bought a factory in Wilson, N.C., in 2024 to move some production of Mucinex cough and cold medicines from factories in Mexico and the U.K. to the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
"Chronic cough, headache, fatigue - just a really rough set of symptoms following the fire."
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Seth’s cough grew worse as soon as he started working again.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
The measles spreads easily through the air when an infected person breathes, talks, coughs or sneezes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
It had the power to soothe the roughest of sore throats and quiet the phlegmiest of coughs.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
Among the issues you can use the service for are rashes, coughs and throat, ear or chest infections.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
Teenage boys have been drenching themselves and their surroundings in its scents for decades—and drawing complaints and choking coughs for just as long.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026
“I smell meat,” she said around her coughs.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Only one had coughed up—Michigan fans still haven’t digested the fumbled-punt disaster of 2015.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Around 20,000 years ago, a cave was home to generations of owls that regularly coughed up pellets containing the bones of their prey.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
I coughed over the sink, hardly able to get a breath, until I gagged and drooled into the drain.
From Slate ● Jun. 13, 2026
She showed little emotion as the Argentine condemned her to a 6-0 scoreline in the opening set, and rather than voicing her frustration, she coughed in between points.
From BBC ● May 24, 2026
Some of the water dribbling off my face got into my mouth and I coughed.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
I was born with infantile asthma, resulting in coughing fits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The review also found an association with wheezing, coughing, poor oral and dental health, poor sleep, mental health problems and eye symptoms.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
And he’s just coughing so hard it just makes you feel short of breath.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
"I felt very ill because I have asthma. I started coughing and I threw up," she told AFP at a gymnasium in the northern Madrid suburb of Alcobendas.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
Everyone’s coughing, trying our best not to inhale too deep.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
