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as in to suffocate
to be or cause to be killed by lack of breathable air
thick, black smoke choked the trapped firefighters
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as in to block
to prevent passage through by filling with something
overgrown bushes choked the narrow alleyway between the buildings
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Recent Examples of choke
Eight inmates attacked the lieutenant, punching, kicking and choking him, the report says.
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Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Daniel Penny’s defense team called an expert witness Thursday, who challenged the medical examiner’s determination that Jordan Neely died as a result of the former Marine choking him on a subway car.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 21 Nov. 2024
That includes a skull with the mysterious symbol on it get smashed with an axe, someone getting choked, someone yelling and stabbing.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
But after a near-death experience choking on crab rangoon inspires her to take life by the horns, Mel sets out to address her shortcomings — with her family, in her love life, and even at work.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 20 Nov. 2024
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Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Daniel Penny’s defense team called an expert witness Thursday, who challenged the medical examiner’s determination that Jordan Neely died as a result of the former Marine choking him on a subway car.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 21 Nov. 2024
That includes a skull with the mysterious symbol on it get smashed with an axe, someone getting choked, someone yelling and stabbing.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
But after a near-death experience choking on crab rangoon inspires her to take life by the horns, Mel sets out to address her shortcomings — with her family, in her love life, and even at work.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 20 Nov. 2024
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Defense says his ‘courage’ helped others Nov. 1, 2024 The 30-year-old Neely, who was Black, sometimes entertained passersby with Michael Jackson impersonations but also struggled with depression, schizophrenia and drug use after his mother was strangled during his teen years.Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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Two 27-year-old roommates were found strangled to death in their east Phoenix home on Dec. 3, 2010.The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 30 Nov. 2024
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The trial revealed that by day three of the retreat, Carr-Gomm was vomiting, weak, and in increasing pain, yet those around her, including fellow workshop attendees, misinterpreted her condition as a 'healing crisis' rather than a medical emergency.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Many people experience their worst digestive issues during the first day or two after their weekly injection, and have learned to delay their shot on days when vomiting or diarrhea would be particularly inconvenient, such as during job interviews, air travel, or holiday parties.Adam Gilden, MD, EverydayHealth.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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But there is a relative lack of economic growth that suffocates individual genius such that people appear lazy and stupid.John Tamny, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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After Piz's treatment ended, he was slowly suffocated with anxiety, convinced the cancer was going to come back, and post-traumatic stress disorder, haunted by all his friends who had died of cancer.Simar Bajaj, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2024
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The defense team also argued Penny's chokehold alone could not have caused Neely's death, and that Neely suffered an extreme sickle cell crisis on the train floor, blocking the flow of oxygen.Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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The chemical is also metabolized by CYP3A4, blocking other products (including medication) from connecting to the enzyme and being metabolized.2120 Grapefruit also affects proteins that move a drug into your cells to be absorbed (also called drug transporters).Kirstyn Hill, PharmD, MPH, Health, 9 Dec. 2024
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CeeDee Lamb didn’t throttle a secondary that has allowed gobs of production to opposing No. 1 receivers.Saad Yousuf, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
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These engines will consume methane and liquid oxygen as propellants and will be capable of throttling up and down, allowing the booster stage to return to Earth after propelling payloads toward space.Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 19 Sep. 2024
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Just two months earlier, Washington imposed sanctions on 16 other high-ranking officials accused of obstructing the vote and human rights violations.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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Persist in your quest for clarity, because after Mercury’s direct station on December 15, more solutions will be available, even if the road is still obstructed for you somewhat.Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Nov. 2024
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Even as the weapon appeared to jam, the shooter remained composed, standing over Thompson and firing again before walking away, leaving behind bullet casings inscribed with messages, multiple news outlets reported.Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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The shooter’s pistol, which police said was affixed with a silencer device, appears to jam.Christopher Cann, The Courier-Journal, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Choke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choke. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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