reflux
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Her dad said afterward that acid reflux had made her vocal cords swell, necessitating the last-minute switch from live to Memorex.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2026
Between 40 and 70 percent of patients on these drugs report gastrointestinal adverse effects, like acid reflux, chronic diarrhea, and/or constipation.
From Slate ● Mar. 22, 2026
"Maybe there's a bit more acid reflux and arthritis," he joked.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026
By suppressing stomach acid, these drugs ease symptoms of ulcers, gastritis, and reflux.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 26, 2026
In Society as in Nature, everything is in constant flux and reflux; one thing rises, another wanes; what is old and sered is replaced with new and living forms.
From Woman under socialism by De Leon, Daniel
Food and acid from the stomach backs up, or refluxes, into the esophagus.
From US News ● Jun. 11, 2014
The human river of the Strand fluxes and refluxes before this central spot, and Trafalgar Square, and Waterloo Place, and Westminster Abbey, and the Houses of Parliament are near.
From From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey by Howe, Julia Ward
The refluxes of the heart are as inevitable as those of the sea; the lights of the heart are as fixed as those of the night.
From The Memoirs of Victor Hugo by Hugo, Victor
They are with him in the play of feelings, with him in the fluxes and refluxes of his thought—learning his ways of mind without realizing it.
From The Jesus of History by Glover, T. R.
The incident throws light upon the "fluxes and refluxes of feeling" within him, and the effect upon him of a spirit with something of his own tenderness and humour.
From The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire by Glover, T. R. (Terrot Reaveley)
