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"The attacks were varied, so the insides of my stomach can swell up, I've had my lips, my hands, my feet."

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

Looking through history, Subramanian found that when leverage increases, earnings volatility and the risk of corporate profits disappointing also swell up.

From Barron's Dec. 4, 2025

Relative sea levels along the U.S. coast have already climbed about a foot and could swell up to six more by 2100 if greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels and methane are not significantly curbed.

From National Geographic Feb. 9, 2024

That number is expected to swell up to 14 million by 2040 in what is being referred to as the Parkinson's pandemic.

From Science Daily Sep. 29, 2023

You can actually see his chest swell up.

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor




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