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stomachache

[stuhm-uhk-eyk] / ˈstʌm əkˌeɪk /


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It sounds like a recipe for a stomachache.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2025

I could send a chunk of money to somebody I love and it doesn’t give me like that really bad stomachache where I go, “I’m gonna vomit, but it was the class move.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2023

In the second, she child complained of a stomachache.

From Washington Times May 21, 2023

It was an “Aladdin”-like play called “Billy’s Wonderful Kettle” in Manchester, England, and the 7-year-old McDermott was so excited the night before, he got a stomachache that kept him from going.

From New York Times Mar. 31, 2023

Mom never knew it, but I faked a stomachache that day.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings

Perhaps that’s why I’ve held on so tightly to a bit of wisdom that my mom gave me when I was a kid plagued by stomachaches.

From Slate Nov. 5, 2023

He brought up his dyslexia, which he has spoken of many times, but went deeper into how it made him “fake stomachaches and dizziness” to ditch school.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 9, 2023

This year, the coffee chain has a list of seven holiday beverages, so I bravely ordered every single one of them and risked stomachaches and jitteriness in order to properly and accurately rank these drinks.

From Salon Dec. 8, 2022

And some included physical symptoms, such as headaches and stomachaches.

From Scientific American Jun. 6, 2022

She had nightmares and got stomachaches when her mother went away on trips.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin




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