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vomit

[vom-it] / ˈvɒm ɪt /


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The Ebola virus spreads through contact with infected bodily fluids such as blood or vomit.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Matt Johnson’s funny, biting biopic of the future star chef is stuffed with the teen wastrel’s blood and vomit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

We’ve been making movies for a long time and we still haven’t come up with a decent vomit rig.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Workers say they encounter rude or mentally unstable people and an unfortunate amount of human waste and vomit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Then my mouth started aching and I felt as though I was going to vomit.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat

Alabama prison officials said this week that they do not plan to allow him to have any food after 10 a.m. on Thursday in an effort to lower the likelihood that he vomits.

From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2024

Ultimately, actor and director studied a notorious scene in Joshua Oppenheimer’s 2012 documentary “The Act of Killing,” in which an Indonesian mass murderer vomits almost in mutiny with his own mind.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2024

Griffin says that sometimes during a panic attack she vomits, and that previously she's gone to the emergency room to get IV fluids.

From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2023

Rian Johnson’s 2019 mystery “Knives Out” features an unlikely but convenient fact: The protagonist vomits whenever she lies.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 2, 2023

“She is constantly nauseated and claims she vomits everything she eats.”

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

It comes just a few days after Yates fell ill and vomited after stage 16's time trial.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

A baby boy in Kentucky vomited before becoming lethargic.

From Salon ● May 7, 2026

In one of the trials, 18% of patients on a high dose of Nereus vomited, compared to 44% who received a placebo.

From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025

Along with other passengers, Harris complained of trouble breathing before he vomited into a plastic bag at his seat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025

One morning in April, when the heat had returned for drying lentil wafers on the roof, we noticed that someone had vomited by the cistern tap.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Some victims suffer headaches, nausea, fever, diarrhea, vomiting or abdominal cramps so sharp that a friend calls them “knives in the stomach.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

She would wake up in the night vomiting, and on some days Charlotte found she could not stand or get out of bed.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Researchers also recorded nausea, vomiting, sedation levels, and how long patients remained in the hospital.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

People with diarrhea and a high fever, prolonged diarrhea or vomiting, or signs of dehydration should contact their medical provider immediately, the CDC said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

“Please try to avoid vomiting on his suit.”

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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