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The lack of pay increases are a tough pill to swallow for many Americans, especially lower- and middle-income households struggling with higher energy and living costs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

"When a black hole tears apart a star, it does not swallow everything neatly," Goodwin stated.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

He said: "I struggle to see how, or why, they would swallow that cost"

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

For locals who want, or need, a car, the high prices are getting tough to swallow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

I swallow the hard lump in my throat.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

In “Rare Bird” a woman in 18th-century England finds pleasure in the company of a new friend, who helps her test a claim from the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus that swallows hibernate underwater.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

When a mosquito takes a blood meal, it also swallows any viruses or parasites living in its host’s blood.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

We learned about the annual return of swallows, admired blooming roses and citrus trees and absorbed a simple story: Spanish conquistadors and Catholic priests tamed a wild land, and we should follow their example.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026

"I thought I would find some clue to unpack this. It's a small island, but it swallows you up."

From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026

My brother shows up and swallows ten of them without chewing, chugs a glass of milk, and then says, “Let’s go!”

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

Footage of the flood showed it had swallowed most of the village in just minutes.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

How brutally ironic that “Digger” is Warner Bros.’ last film before being swallowed by Paramount–Skydance.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

The country gained independence in 1918, only to be swallowed by the Soviet Union during World War II.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

She packed up her two worn decks of tarot cards, some small carved stone figurines and headed for home before the darkness swallowed Old Havana again.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

At last he tossed it extravagantly high, made a spectacular twisting leap, and swallowed it in .one gulp.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

In that sense, blindly swallowing AI’s positive hype can be as dangerous as its alleged existential risks.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

The question is whether a decline in overall sales is worth swallowing if it means selling a higher share of goods at full price.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

They produced electrical signals known as action potentials and made proteins associated with specific regions of the hindbrain that control facial and swallowing muscles.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

The condition can be painful and make swallowing difficult, and it can cause chest pain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

He tried again to rise, but his arms and legs only sank into a slippery smoothness, like a deep silk pillow swallowing his limbs.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin