sneeze
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If the U.S. has a financial sneeze, the rest of the world doesn’t get a nasty cold.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
That is nothing to sneeze at—though it is dwarfed by the $13 trillion that was indexed to the S&P 500.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026
“But now, for the next six weeks, he can’t sneeze or cough because it could do a lot of damage.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2026
Interest surged in 2020 when the star unexpectedly dimmed after what was described as a stellar "sneeze."
From Science Daily ● Jan. 10, 2026
I smiled, but it turned into another sneeze.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
The old adage that the rest of the world sneezes when the U.S. catches a cold very much applies to bonds as well.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
And if tech sneezes, global financial markets—starting with the U.S.—will catch a cold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2025
When the U.S. sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2025
That virus can transmit through an infected person’s saliva and mucus and likely spreads “when an infected person coughs, sneezes or touches a surface that is then touched by others,” the CDC said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2025
Between sneezes Methuselah hurried to keep pace with him.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
When I competed in Poland someone sneezed in my face at the airport.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
I felt a stab of pain whenever I coughed or sneezed.
From Slate ● Mar. 29, 2026
Then one time, he sneezed, and my cousin said, “Bless you.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2025
Though initially, this created a buzz that Betelgeuse might go supernova any minute, scientists soon found out that the dimming was actually due to a large fluff of dust that the monster sneezed out.
From Space Scoop ● Aug. 20, 2025
I got a hay fever attack and sneezed ten or twenty times into a nuggety hanky.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
It can spread through coughing and sneezing, and remain infectious in the air up to two hours after an infected person has left a room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
"We're not talking about flu or Covid, where the virus designs itself to be spread through coughing and sneezing," he said.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
Lying would be obvious if you’re not coughing, sniffling or sneezing, and insulting to the other person.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
University students are particularly at risk because they mix with lots of new people, and the bacteria that cause meningitis are spread in similar ways to the common cold through sneezing and coughing.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2025
Since Kalinda is still wet from her swim by the docks, she starts sneezing and coughing.
From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender
