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Recent Examples of reflux
Alcoholic, caffeinated, and carbonated drinks can also increase the chance of reflux.
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Sarah Hudgens, Health, 11 Nov. 2025
Urinary tract abnormalities such as blockages or reflux (backflow of urine toward the kidneys) and the use of urinary catheters also heighten infection risk.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Too much caffeine can also irritate your stomach or worsen reflux, which can damage your esophageal lining and even raise your risk of esophageal cancer, Keatley says.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 7 Nov. 2025
Are used to neutralize acids that can contribute to reflux symptoms.
—Karen Berger, Verywell Health, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reflux
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Now, Tapachula is experiencing a reverse migration, as the United States sends planeload after planeload of deportees to the southern part of Mexico while the flow of migrants headed north has dried up.—
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While high-risk inmates have been isolated in individual cells, the flow of information never truly stops, said Christino.—
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Still, compared with the alternative of continuing a full-scale war that at its peak killed approximately 100 people a day, bringing the conflict to a lower ebb is preferable.—
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As this tug-of-war has played out in press releases and conference calls and Securities and Exchange Commission filings, WBD shares have soared more than 170% this year, albeit shares were at a low ebb, having traded under $10 for most of 2024.—
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They are forced to take out high-interest loans, drain reserves, lay off staff or cut services, all while continuing to perform work they are contracted to deliver.—
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The drain pipe just west of Solamar Drive and Carlsbad Boulevard, also known as Coast Highway 101, is on land owned and monitored by the California State Parks Department in cooperation with the city.—
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“Reflux.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reflux. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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