in the gut
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And unlike us mere mortals, they aren’t afflicted by pesky qualms about their reputation or career, or that queasy feeling in the gut produced by years of social conditioning against lying or ripping people off.
From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026
The result was the stark “4 Months,” which he describes as “a hit in the gut for many people.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Animals exposed to the antibiotic biapenem while consuming dietary sucrose experienced a 16.3-fold increase in the gut Enterococcus population by day 3 of the study.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
Karen Haynes told the BBC she was distraught and said it was "a punch in the gut".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Chuck Muckle lunged for the megaphone, but Mother Paula threw an elbow and caught him squarely in the gut.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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