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the baby finished nursing and promptly spit up
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McVay said Higbee was taken to the hospital after spitting up blood.
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Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Sometimes, coughing can result in spitting up small tonsil stones that appear white.
—Sarah Hudgens, Health, 5 Oct. 2024
The vent system in the bottle redirects air that could otherwise cause painful gas, burping, and spitting up.
—Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 19 Feb. 2024
Burping olms sometimes spat up parts of earthworm species that aren’t found underground, suggesting that the olms hunt during their forays topside.
—Elizabeth Anne Brown, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024
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Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Sometimes, coughing can result in spitting up small tonsil stones that appear white.
—Sarah Hudgens, Health, 5 Oct. 2024
The vent system in the bottle redirects air that could otherwise cause painful gas, burping, and spitting up.
—Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 19 Feb. 2024
Burping olms sometimes spat up parts of earthworm species that aren’t found underground, suggesting that the olms hunt during their forays topside.
—Elizabeth Anne Brown, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024
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“Spit up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spit%20up. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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