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sneeze

[sneez] / sniz /
NOUN
expulsion of air
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If the U.S. has a financial sneeze, the rest of the world doesn’t get a nasty cold.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

He made her sneeze and caused watery eyes and severe rashes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

"Every cough, every sneeze becomes a potential danger."

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026

Interest surged in 2020 when the star unexpectedly dimmed after what was described as a stellar "sneeze."

From Science Daily ● Jan. 10, 2026

I feed it sour limes from the dima tree to make it sneeze and wipe its bill off, one side and then the other side.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

The old adage that the rest of the world sneezes when the U.S. catches a cold very much applies to bonds as well.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

And if tech sneezes, global financial markets—starting with the U.S.—will catch a cold.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2025

RSV can spread through coughs or sneezes but also by touching a contaminated surface, such as a door handle, and then touching your face before washing your hands, health officials warn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2025

When the U.S. sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2025

Her grandmother Lucy had told her that a lady never sneezes, burps, runs, screams, or cries in public.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

I felt a stab of pain whenever I coughed or sneezed.

From Slate ● Mar. 29, 2026

Then one time, he sneezed, and my cousin said, “Bless you.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2025

Though initially, this created a buzz that Betelgeuse might go supernova any minute, scientists soon found out that the dimming was actually due to a large fluff of dust that the monster sneezed out.

From Space Scoop ● Aug. 20, 2025

In early 2020, the world scrubbed down surfaces, washed hands and sneezed into elbows, desperate to avoid infection with a new coronavirus.

From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2023

The sign sneezed and the grocery carts scattered off in a huff.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

Respiratory droplets carrying the Yersinia bacteria are released through coughing or sneezing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Now aged 37, Aimee's problems began in her 20s, when she began to leak urine after coughing or sneezing following the birth of her first child.

From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026

Prof Andrew Lee, from the University of Sheffield, suggests people with other infections that cause a lot of coughing and sneezing may have made it easier for meningitis-causing bacteria to spread in the club.

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026

Lying would be obvious if you’re not coughing, sniffling or sneezing, and insulting to the other person.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

Those who stood the best chance of contracting TB, which was usually spread by the infected person coughing or sneezing, lived in crowded peasant huts, urban slums, shantytowns, prisons, or homeless shelters.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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