choking
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“Even talking to you right now is really hard,” she said, choking up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
As Indonesia battles its worst wildfire season in a decade, a toxic smog is choking millions of residents in the region.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
A lawsuit that accused an Orange County Board of Education trustee of choking and attacking a neighbor during a road rage incident has been dismissed, court records show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
All of these took a toll on the industry, but none of them proved as ruinous as citrus greening, a disease that clogs trees’ vascular systems, choking off water and nutrients.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
This time, caught in mid-swallow, I laughed so hard I was close to choking.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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