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vomit

[vom-it] / ˈvɒm ɪt /


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Contact with infected bodily fluids such as blood or vomit causes the virus to spread.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Matt Johnson’s funny, biting biopic of the future star chef is stuffed with the teen wastrel’s blood and vomit.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

Workers say they encounter rude or mentally unstable people and an unfortunate amount of human waste and vomit.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

The virus spreads through direct contact with bodily fluids such as blood, vomit, diarrhea, and sperm.

From Science Daily Jun. 22, 2026

It made her vomit, and she threw the rotten meal away.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Alabama prison officials said this week that they do not plan to allow him to have any food after 10 a.m. on Thursday in an effort to lower the likelihood that he vomits.

From New York Times Jan. 24, 2024

Ultimately, actor and director studied a notorious scene in Joshua Oppenheimer’s 2012 documentary “The Act of Killing,” in which an Indonesian mass murderer vomits almost in mutiny with his own mind.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 11, 2024

It eats its own feathers with such gusto that it regularly vomits them back up.

From Salon Nov. 15, 2023

He added: "'If you had been given 40ml of milk then it would not explain how she had two large projectile vomits and still 30ml of milk left in her stomach".

From BBC Jan. 18, 2023

As they reach Frederick’s block, a woman in a dress, leaning against a building, bends over and vomits on the sidewalk.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

His father vomited and fainted in the ambulance, as his first child became unresponsive.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

On the hottest days, his mother Madhuri Devi said she repeatedly vomited while cooking over the stove.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

A baby boy in Kentucky vomited before becoming lethargic.

From Salon May 7, 2026

Along with other passengers, Harris complained of trouble breathing before he vomited into a plastic bag at his seat.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 12, 2025

He vomited when he turned a corner and saw the construction site of the Capitol, emptying his guts from either a bad oyster or the hugeness of the thing stirring rebellion in his very being.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

Side effects can include nausea, vomiting, constipation, diarrhoea and, more rarely, gallbladder or kidney problems and depression.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

When people eat these contaminated shellfish or fish, they can get Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning, which can lead to vomiting, diarrhea, permanent short-term memory loss, coma or death.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Cyclosporiasis is a parasitic infection that can cause diarrhea, vomiting and intense abdominal pain that can last for weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Unexplained weight loss, persistent tiredness, weakness, reduced appetite, nausea, or vomiting may indicate an underlying medical problem and warrant a conversation with a health care provider.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

An Irukandji sting results in excruciating headache and body pain, vomiting, sweating, anxiety, dangerously fast heartbeat, brain hemorrhage, and fluid in the lungs.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin




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