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The gag happens again, leading a blue fish to famously quip, “How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?”

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026

Woody is so old, both in the franchise and in reality, that there’s a running gag about his ever-expanding bald spot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

Paul Farbrace has a gag about how Ollie Robinson came to be Sussex captain.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

But eliminating the gag rule won’t impede the SEC’s mission to protect against fraud and to maintain fair, efficient markets.

From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026

The scent of rotting flesh fills the air and I gag.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

Many of his gags cemented his genius way of blowing raspberries at power, including CBS bosses.

From Salon ● May 21, 2026

One of his more triumphant gags involved the rollout of an emoji with a raised eyebrow resembling one of Colbert’s signature looks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

Allen’s shows are designed to be evergreens with few topical gags so they can be repeated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2026

Meme fan Steven Goodwin, 64, says the viral gags have been around for years - starting as jokes during the heydey of Norris' acting career.

From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026

Cato lies on his side at the very top of the horn, twenty feet above the ground, gasping to catch his breath as he gags over the edge.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

I coughed over the sink, hardly able to get a breath, until I gagged and drooled into the drain.

From Slate ● Jun. 13, 2026

In South Tangerang, some pedestrians gagged and swatted at swarms of flies as they walked down littered streets.

From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026

If Maria could do it, so could I. At first sip, I gagged ever so slightly, visions of Looney Tunes farm animals dancing through my head.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2024

Wine: Of course, the media initially was not as gagged.

From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2024

Pong opened the lid and gagged at the rotting smell of old durian mixed with old bananas, old orange peels, and old eggshells.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

Spitting to the required level required multiple attempts and near gagging.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

When the leak was discovered some 18 months later, in August 2023, the then-Conservative government sought a gagging order to prevent details of the error being made public.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2025

This mammoth data breach, which led to thousands of Afghans being secretly relocated to the UK, was only revealed last month after the High Court lifted a gagging order.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2025

Some mornings, she wakes up gagging or coughing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2024

Oops, my mistake, that was someone gagging in the next booth.

From "The Misfits" by James Howe