reflux

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Recent Examples of reflux Best homeopathic or organic baby gas relief product This natural remedy for babies, which can be used up to six times per day, is formulated to relieve colic, gas and reflux symptoms in a way that is fast, safe, gentle and great-tasting. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026 That's because stomach cancer symptoms can often show up as pain, reflux and indigestion, so doctors will prescribe the medicine as a way to treat those symptoms before even realizing that a patient has stomach cancer. New Atlas, 22 Jan. 2026 Several days later, the team encountered another complication, as venous reflux, a blood return obstruction, caused the ear to darken, jeopardizing tissue survival. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2025 Stopping caloric intake three hours before bedtime avoids reflux and bloating, both of which interfere with your ability to fall asleep. Mélanie Nauche, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reflux
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Noun
  • For example, a 24-week human fetus weighs roughly 500 g and has blood flow ~150 mL·kg^–1·min^–1, so an oxygenator must handle on the order of 75–100 mL/min of blood flow.
    Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The regime could simply collapse, or any number of outcomes that would restore the flow of energy.
    Matt Peterson, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Along the way of most successful rebuilding efforts, or even just more traditional team-building efforts, however, successful teams tend to take a calculated risk or two on some high-pedigree players or high-potential skaters at a low ebb in their value.
    Harman Dayal, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Some readers may be old enough to remember the 1976 Bicentennial, which occurred during one of the city’s lowest ebbs and lifted everyone’s spirits.
    John Calvelli, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • In Maple Creek Preserve, site condo board members hosted a drain commission official in fall 2024 to hash out a long-ago title problem.
    CBS News, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The floor drain was not draining when the hand wash sink was in use.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026

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“Reflux.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reflux. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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