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cough

[kawf, kof] / kɔf, kɒf /
NOUN
expelled air with sound
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One of the studies met the primary objective of significant reductions in cough frequency after 12 weeks of treatment, while the other didn’t after 24 weeks, the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Less common symptoms include a cold, numb leg or a cough.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

People should monitor for one to three weeks after potential exposure for symptoms including fever, cough, runny nose, rash or red eyes.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 14, 2026

Local authorities said the man in São Paulo had "exhibited symptoms such as fever", while the man in Rio de Janeiro, from Belgium, had shown "viral symptoms such as cough, chills and diarrhoea".

From BBC Jun. 1, 2026

She woke only to cough, a miserable gut-wrenching cough, as if she was trying to turn herself inside out.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

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

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

In an actual courtroom, court reporters record nonverbal cues like gestures and transcribe through distracting courtroom noises like coughs or door slams.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2026

Among the issues you can use the service for are rashes, coughs and throat, ear or chest infections.

From BBC Feb. 24, 2026

Teenage boys have been drenching themselves and their surroundings in its scents for decades—and drawing complaints and choking coughs for just as long.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 22, 2026

My brother, who is usually oblivious to everything, coughs and wheezes, as if he is choking on something.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

Around 20,000 years ago, a cave was home to generations of owls that regularly coughed up pellets containing the bones of their prey.

From Science Daily Jul. 5, 2026

Facing Djokovic in the semifinals of the Australian Open, Sinner coughed up a lead of two sets to one and lost in a 4-hour slog.

From The Wall Street Journal May 13, 2026

In at number one, though, is a force who made the £80m Real Madrid coughed up to prise him from Manchester United in 2009 look like pennies.

From BBC Apr. 21, 2026

I loved it when someone coughed or a phone rang.

From Slate Apr. 12, 2026

“She said she's checking...the building,” coughed out a woman who'd escaped.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

Since March, government figures show nearly 750 people, mostly children, have died from the highly contagious disease, which spreads easily through breathing, coughing or sneezing.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Those who find extensive damage to their roofs might be stuck between two options: filing an insurance claim, which could trigger a premium increase, or coughing up the cash for the necessary repairs or replacement.

From MarketWatch Jun. 26, 2026

They will watch the death toll rapidly rise one afternoon and be the first to make reservations for socially distanced indoor dining the very same evening, coughing the whole time.

From Salon Jun. 13, 2026

If inhaled at high levels, these fumes can aggravate a person’s lungs, causing coughing, wheezing and chest tightness.

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 2026

Mr. Poe opened his mouth to say something, but erupted into a brief fit of coughing.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket




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