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stomach

[stuhm-uhk] / ˈstʌm ək /




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The necropsy found that highly pathogenic avian influenza was the “primary underlying cause of her decline,” and that the infection caused a severe stomach ulcer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

"I started to have the worst stomach pains – like a stabbing pain in the middle of my abdomen," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

So let’s see who’s got the stomach for it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

I started wondering whether I was lactose intolerant after several weeks of stomach issues following a trip to Ecuador.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

My stomach does a somersault worthy of Simone Biles.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

By contrast, the rise of GLP-1s, CoolSculpting and plastic surgery has made toned-looking stomachs and plumped-up glutes more attainable without going to the gym.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The chief vet of Kenya's Wildlife Service, Dr Isaac Lekolool, told us that they had found traces of cyanide in samples taken from the elephants' stomachs.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Interestingly, the number of Chinook and coho salmon found in pike stomachs dropped over the past decade.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2026

However, Clements said she had been taught by Asare to put babies on their stomachs.

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026

"My stories make people happy. Your songs make people happy. Happy people share their money so that other people can make their stomachs happy."

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman

Now, the market looks different: U.S. consumers have cooled on the technology, Chinese manufacturers have raced to dominate the market, and European carmakers have stomached tens of billions in write-downs after overcommitting to the segment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026

And the Pac-12 championship defeat to the Utes could be easily stomached due to Williams’ hamstring injury which limited his transcendence for one half.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2023

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

In earlier years, teams stomached just about anything from the head coach so long as he kept the victories coming.

From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2018

Wilson saw and sketched the new white stomached whale seen by us in the pack.

From Scott's Last Expedition Volume I by Robert Falcon Scott

Many buyers and sellers have begun to realize this, and are stomaching higher mortgage rates despite the economic cost simply because they can’t wait any longer to move.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 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 after stomaching a bombardment of body blows, the Huskies were unable to answer, producing back-to-back punts in the second half.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 18, 2023

At this moment, one of the enemy, who had been annoying us from a thicket some thirty paces from where I stood, not stomaching the grape, made a movement from his hiding-place.

From Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment by John Shipp




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