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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

Croteau looked around to see people holding their pale faces in their hands, fighting the urge to vomit.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

And you can put stuff in a guy’s mouth and have him spit it out, but to really get a good projectile vomit, you need to have some sort of cannon apparatus.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

The disease spreads from one person to another by contact with infected bodily fluids such as blood or vomit.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

Her mouth had filled with saliva, as though she was about to vomit, and her vision was fading fast.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

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

Unlike what its name suggests, morning sickness is not a condition where a pregnant woman just casually vomits in the morning and goes on with her day feeling fine.

From Salon Dec. 14, 2023

There’s the leading lady who projectile vomits a tuna sandwich on location.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 8, 2023

Five days later, a nursing note recorded by Ms Letby stated that Child G "had two large projectile milky vomits" and had "apnoea" for a short period.

From BBC Dec. 13, 2022

“She is constantly nauseated and claims she vomits everything she eats.”

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

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

French authorities have received complaints from eight individuals who reported their child vomited after consuming baby formula.

From BBC Feb. 13, 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

After a little while, however, he began to cough, vomited some water and sat up.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

Researchers also recorded nausea, vomiting, sedation levels, and how long patients remained in the hospital.

From Science Daily Sep. 14, 2026

E. coli can cause stomach cramps, diarrhea and vomiting, and can lead to serious kidney problems that require hospitalization, according to public-health officials.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

People with diarrhea and a high fever, prolonged diarrhea or vomiting, or signs of dehydration should contact their medical provider immediately, the CDC said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

For example, Denmark, which Kennedy has held up as a model, doesn’t pay for the rotavirus vaccine, “which prevents a virus that causes vomiting, diarrhea, and severe dehydration,” Offit says.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

I gag, vomiting off the side of the wagon.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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