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eructations

noun

plural of eructation

as in burps

an expulsion of stomach gas through the mouth an enormous eructation that startled everyone within earshot

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These types of foods can lead to bad-smelling belches, nausea, abdominal pain, and reflux.

— Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 16 Apr. 2026
Five belches on the U-T five-belch meter.

— Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025

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Simply put, the post-Cold War years of the Clinton administration stand out with only a few stock market hiccups, while the other Presidents had a financial crisis of some type.

— Kenneth G. Winans, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Despite fears of World Cup gridlock and mass transit meltdowns, traffic is moving faster than usual on NYC streets on match days and mass transit options appear to be delivering fans to and from the games without major hiccups.

— Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026

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