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cough

[kawf, kof] / kɔf, kɒf /
NOUN
expelled air with sound
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Officials said they are monitoring all cruise passengers for flulike symptoms like fever, body aches, dizziness, cough, shortness of breath, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Still, as motorists cough up more than $100 in some cases to fill up their gas-powered cars, some EV drivers say they are feeling a sense of vindication.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

The disease begins with a mild-to-moderate fever, then a cough, runny nose and red, watery eyes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Juries agreed with both plaintiffs, calling for the Meta and other defendants to pay KGM $6 million and cough up $375 million in the more extensive State of New Mexico v.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

One year, when I was about six, I guess, a cough took hold of me and wouldn’t let go.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney




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