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the baby finished nursing and promptly spit up
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The nine-year veteran left Monday’s 27-9 playoff victory over the Minnesota Vikings with a chest contusion that, after spitting up blood, required a trip to an Arizona hospital.
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Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 17 Jan. 2025
McVay said Higbee was taken to the hospital after spitting up blood.
—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
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Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 17 Jan. 2025
McVay said Higbee was taken to the hospital after spitting up blood.
—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
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“Spit up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spit%20up. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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