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After the road was closed for the winter, in late October, the lake uttered yet one more eructation.

From Time Magazine Archive

At intervals Salinas suffered from a mild eructation of morality.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

Heartburn; a burning sensation in the gullet and                      stomach with sour eructation, due to acid dyspepsia.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

So, for instance, why the sunset and sunrise is so readily conceived as a swallowing and eructation, or as a process of regeneration.

From Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts by Jelliffe, Smith Ely

As the result of that eructation, Daksha saw that it gave birth to a cow which he named Surabhi.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan