stomachache
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But like a stomachache from too much candy, the pain was short-lived.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2025
Side effects of cetirizine may include drowsiness, stomachache, fatigue, dry mouth, sore throat, diarrhea and nausea.
From Seattle Times • May 29, 2024
It’s not giving anything away to say that Amber, hopelessly smitten with Joe and unaware she was pregnant, has given birth alone after suffering from what she thought was a stomachache.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2023
In the second, she child complained of a stomachache.
From Washington Times • May 21, 2023
“Yes, mah,” he said, and then began to tell her, in Igbo, how his sister Anulika had suffered a terrible stomachache after killing a gecko.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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