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throat

[throht] / θroʊt /


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“I get weird, my throat kind of swells inside sometimes,” she said at the time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

At the Worlds, she struggled with a painful throat and was waking at unusual times in the night.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Mr. Costanzo does not think that the gender fluidity of our times has taken away the thrill, even the shock, of the sound of high notes emitting from a male throat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

He was twice rushed to the hospital after his throat closed, he couldn’t breathe and his blood pressure plummeted — a severe allergic reaction called anaphylaxis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

When her throat hurts from yelling, she leans against the wall, buries her face in the crook of her elbow, and tries to swallow a shuddering sob.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Crocodiles, for example, lift their heads and make sudden jerking motions to move unchewed food down their throats.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

Everyone speaks as though an unseen conductor is calling out, “Allegro!” or someone accidentally pressed the 1.5x speed button in their throats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

In interviews, dozens of farmworkers reported suffering from nausea, burning eyes or irritated throats due to chemical-laced fields.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Thousands of people across South East Asia are now feeling the effects of those emissions in their eyes, chests and throats.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

They were dark brown with spotted wings, whitish throats, and piercing amber eyes.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen


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