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stomach

[stuhm-uhk] / ˈstʌm ək /




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So far, tech stocks have proved they can stomach rising Treasury yields, Stockton said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 27, 2026

Novo recently signed a deal worth up to $1.4 billion with Orbis Medicines to develop peptide-like drugs sturdy enough to survive the trip through the stomach and into the bloodstream.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

The voice on the end of the phone made Yusron Azzahidi's stomach lurch.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Without proper treatment, the lining of the esophagus, which is the tube that carries food and water to your stomach, can be badly damaged.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

She would have been quite happy to sit around the counter and catch the scent of every plate of food passed out to customers all night if it weren’t for her stomach grumbling.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

He wanted it to be easier to clean up when players dug so deep that they emptied their stomachs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Though gone from the stomachs of people in the industrialised world, the bacteria has been detected among tribes in Africa and South America, Sarhan said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026

The author also points out that carbonated water can affect the digestive system, especially in people with sensitive stomachs or existing gastrointestinal issues.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 2026

Fall is the time of year when bears really begin to think with their stomachs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025

The workmanship was no less fastidious even at the bottom of the board, near the doorsill, where the two penmen, each in his turn, had obviously lain on their stomachs.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger

Venture-capital firms have stomached vast losses in part because OpenAI and Anthropic are among the fastest-growing businesses in the history of tech.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026

The practice is stomached by managers who want to protect their actual pitchers from overuse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2025

McDonald's engineered a relatively smooth sale to Govor for an undisclosed fee, but stomached a non-cash charge of $1.4 billion and forfeited $300 million in annual operating income.

From Reuters ● Dec. 16, 2022

If they had, I could have stomached it more,” said Jill Roberts, who co-owns a wine bar in downtown Helena, Mont. “It came out of left field.”

From New York Times ● May 15, 2021

And the royalty would be a weak stomached lot if they gained not even extra corn for all their sceptre waving, and royal nods;––eh?

From The Flute of the Gods by Marah Ellis Ryan

Inventory has improved slightly as some homeowners have lost patience and decided to move even if it means stomaching high rates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Yet many workers aren’t so sure; they’re having a hard time stomaching the uncertainty.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

While Ms Bannister is stomaching her new bill, and Ms Martin is going without healthcare, others are resorting to different government programmes to get their coverage.

From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2026

“And, with transit not given the priority and service to get Angelenos to many destinations reliably, many are left stomaching higher gas prices instead.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2022

The local returns of dead rats were not made by the bills of mortality, but by the bills of fare: it was getting rid of a nuisance by the unheard-of process of stomaching a nuisance!

From Rambles Beyond Railways; or, Notes in Cornwall taken A-foot by Wilkie Collins




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