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[throht] / θroʊt /


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Instead, Antonelli has taken the season by the throat and all but crushed the life out of Russell's hopes.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Hindbrain neurons also direct muscles in the face, tongue and throat that are important for speaking and swallowing.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

A shrill chuckle at the top of his throat, it quickly becomes a belly laugh, and he’s got some belly, so it’s a big noise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Because terrible things often seem quite absurd until they have you by the throat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

I pin a smile on my face, try to force the swell of emotion that rises in my throat away.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

And then it changed, not so completely that Scotland roared and won the game, but they certainly cleared their throats as an attacking force.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

“Early on, some families seemed mildly symptomatic, complaining of headaches, scratchy throats and sinus issues,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

And on top of worrying about the start of school, Silva said her family is still suffering from headaches, nausea, sore throats, eye irritation, stomach pain, diarrhea and persistent coughing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

It had the power to soothe the roughest of sore throats and quiet the phlegmiest of coughs.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

And then, turning into the wind, suddenly they would all be in the air together, fourteen or forty at a time, with wide wings scooping the blackness and a cry of triumph in their throats.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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