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retching



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The smell was so overwhelming that workers started retching.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

Rufus Sewell, “The Diplomat” “It’s hard to look at Walter Goggins’ noseless ‘Fallout’ character, the Ghoul, without retching, but his compelling performance also makes it hard to turn away.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2026

Earlier, while cleaning one resident's room, I found myself retching because of the smell, unable to stay for longer than 20 seconds.

From BBC Sep. 30, 2025

When she wasn’t retching, she lay her head in her boyfriend’s lap.

From Salon Nov. 1, 2024

Certainly she had not spent the voyage groaning and retching like some of the passengers.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare




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