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stomachache

[stuhm-uhk-eyk] / ˈstʌm əkˌeɪk /


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It sounds like a recipe for a stomachache.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2025

I could send a chunk of money to somebody I love and it doesn’t give me like that really bad stomachache where I go, “I’m gonna vomit, but it was the class move.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2023

Anadith reported vomiting and then a stomachache to the health provider, who failed to contact an on-call physician, the report showed.

From Seattle Times Jul. 18, 2023

She complained of a stomachache, nausea and difficulty breathing.

From Washington Times Jun. 1, 2023

Afterward I got to work on the New Zealand project—alone, since Lil left because she had a stomachache.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt

Perhaps that’s why I’ve held on so tightly to a bit of wisdom that my mom gave me when I was a kid plagued by stomachaches.

From Slate Nov. 5, 2023

People describe having insomnia, diminished appetite, headaches or stomachaches.

From Scientific American Oct. 17, 2023

He brought up his dyslexia, which he has spoken of many times, but went deeper into how it made him “fake stomachaches and dizziness” to ditch school.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 9, 2023

This year, the coffee chain has a list of seven holiday beverages, so I bravely ordered every single one of them and risked stomachaches and jitteriness in order to properly and accurately rank these drinks.

From Salon Dec. 8, 2022

Strange because we had gone to bed with headaches and stomachaches, and Patch crying the way he had while Maggie walked away to Galway port.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff




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