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"The biggest worry was that they were going to suffocate in the smoke, but the smoke did carry over them," he said, confirming the animals had survived.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Mali imported Russia’s Wagner mercenaries in 2022, in a failed attempt to swiftly suffocate the local Islamist insurgency that has since emerged as al Qaeda’s most successful and resilient offshoot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

“Take advantage of the time you have ahead of you to understand risk better. Don’t suffocate your portfolio” by allocating too much for income-based investments.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 26, 2026

Their breath was believed to poison the air and suffocate the land, especially in swampy regions where disease was common.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 2, 2026

That night Alba heard her cry for the first time, covering her face with her blanket to suffocate her grief.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

In mixing the cerebral with the sensual, Eusexua mostly succeeds – but occasionally the precision of Twigs' vision suffocates the spontaneity she was aiming for.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2025

However, if there is too much calcium, the mitochondrial processes become unbalanced and the cell suffocates.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 29, 2024

In Los Angeles County alone, a baby suffocates nearly every week while sleeping, according to the infant safe sleep campaign from the Inter-Agency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2023

"The increase in the cost of living suffocates workers and jeopardises the well-being and comfort of their families."

From Reuters ● Mar. 17, 2023

There is a new air in our conversations, short and choppy, so hot that the effort suffocates us both.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles

Rodri: Outstanding performance by the Spain captain as France were suffocated and La Roja's midfield dominated their opponents from start to finish.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

India has also received three shipments of crude oil from Iran, according to a local Iranian diplomatic mission—the first such transfers in years after sanctions suffocated trade between the two countries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026

"It gets to a point where you're being suffocated and you need to breathe, and I feel this is my way of trying to breathe," Harrison said.

From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026

“The worst part was I almost suffocated when the dress went over my head. I was like, ‘This could be problematic.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026

I was so suffocated by rage, my words didn’t come out as words but as choking, sputtering sobs.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

Indonesia has been battling fires for weeks in parts of Borneo and Sumatra, sending suffocating haze across the islands and neighbouring Malaysia and Singapore.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Last time a marine heatwave hit South Australia and Tasmania, there were starving penguins, fish kills, suffocating algae outbreaks, and jellyfish invasions.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

And maybe it was the focus-sapping heat, but USC’s defense wasn’t as stifling, not as suffocating it should have been against an opponent as hopelessly overmatched as San José State.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

"We're suffocating in the streets, we're suffocating in the subway and we're even suffocating in our rental," he said, adding they would be moving to an air-conditioned hotel room.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

The noise was constantly distracting, at times suffocating.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri