burp
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Chief emission culprits are livestock farming, particularly cattle, which release planet-warming methane when they burp.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2025
That weird Strawberry Shortcake doll that would burp its signature scent in your face when you squeezed its stomach.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2025
Cattle also burp planet-heating methane gas, plus they require water and land.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2025
It’s a problem that because of his net worth and lack of filter, he can get in a momentary snit, burp out an angry post, and send Washington scurrying.
From Slate ● Jun. 4, 2025
BigYou gave a satisfied burp, and the animals scampered back to their homes.
From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate
Even under the worst kind of duress, they don’t want to flee their homes, their belongings, certainly not their families, despite the threatening burps of Vesuvius.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
There are farts and burps for laughs, but mostly the show is about self-love and acceptance — about how goodness can and will prevail, even in the darkest of circumstances.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2025
They even change cows' diets to cut down on burps, a significant source of methane.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2024
A slew of research aims to curb bovine burps by feeding them seaweed, essential oils, and even a bovine Beano of sorts.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 7, 2023
She added to the chorus of burps and giggles in the room.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
One British company has even developed a wearable harness for cows that oxidizes methane as it’s burped out.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 13, 2022
I would eat those processed snacks until I bled pink and blue, until I burped confetti, until I was the 'Corn and the 'Corn was me.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2022
The cows had burped out so much methane that it could be seen from space.
From NewsForKids.net ● May 6, 2022
Growing visibly nervous, he burped bizarrely, briefly pinched his earlobe and covered his face.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2022
I handed it to him and he cracked it open and took a large greedy drink and burped.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
It’s just like clockwork, if I have any solids during the day of the show, around song seven, I start burping.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Mulaney, 42, also shared the same hospital photo on his Instagram grid and added a short video of their daughter spitting up on him while he was burping her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2024
She’s pleased insurance covered the procedure, and she’s getting a handle on the involuntary burping.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2024
“I didn’t know if they were hugging or burping each other.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2024
“You know,” Mr. Pomodoro continues, “bad manners, burping, crude language, that sort of thing.”
From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech
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