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cough

noun as in expelled air with sound

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verb as in expelling air with sound

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But after giving up a score, running back Derrick Henry, who is typically one of the NFL’s best and most reliable ball-carriers, coughed up a late fumble that led to another Buffalo touchdown.

She said one prison guard had said Navalny was experiencing convulsions and was breathing heavily and coughing.

At least 11 victims - aged one to six - had died within days of taking a common cough syrup.

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But just as things settle down, your throat starts to scratch, your nose runs, and suddenly lectures are less about learning and more about trying not to cough louder than the person next to you.

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“Everyone was getting sick with coughs, the flu, with the air being cold all day,” he said.

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