heartburn
Example Sentences
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“Even people who are resigned to the death penalty, who don’t have religious or other scruples about the death penalty, have real heartburn over this,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
They also all prompt a lot of heartburn about races over the past decade that fell short despite initial signs of promise and alluring polling numbers the September before the election.
From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2026
Symptoms of oesophageal cancer can include heartburn, indigestion or a pain in your throat or chest, along with weight loss.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
I feel I’m going to turn on the TV one afternoon and Zlatan’s going to be selling me chicken wings and, a moment later, heartburn meds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Feeding corn to a steer changes the chemistry of the rumen, making it acid and causing a kind of heartburn that in some cases can kill the animal, but usu-ally just makes him sick.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
