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...stomach bug and antibiotics just aren't helping. Not to mention the fleas that seem to be leaping from the carpet into your socks. Halfway through the meeting a pest-control guy steps in and sprays the room with a white fog that makes you retch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why We Should Care About Dying Bees | 9/24/2008 | See Source »

...protest breaks out. Shouting invectives at the students, he sees his son dragged off through the tear gas by the authorities. O wisely provides no obvious resolution to this estrangement of generations, simply ending with, "The time for his daughter's Engagement came and went as he continued to retch helplessly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Life and Literature Without Robots | 1/25/2006 | See Source »

...college-age couple standing in line for a train. He smiled at her. She smiled at him. Cute. Then he cupped her breasts with his hands and gave a playful squeeze. She smiled more. People standing around them: “[RETCH...

Author: By Michael M. Grynbaum and Evan R. Johnson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Gadfly | 4/28/2005 | See Source »

They both started laughing—cackling, actually. And at that point, I wanted to retch...

Author: By Cathy Tran, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: TRAN-SPOTTING: Valuing the Harvard Athlete | 6/6/2002 | See Source »

Lesson 3: In a crisis, dignity can be a powerful motivator. Never let 'em see you retch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ah, the Smell of Tear Gas in the Morning... | 12/7/1999 | See Source »

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