Lawrence Summers

It used to be said that when the U.S. sneezed, the world caught a cold. The opposite is equally true today.

American Economist

Jean Kerr

Do you know how helpless you feel if you have a full cup of coffee in your hand and you start to sneeze?

American Playwright

Joe Biden

If you're in a confined aircraft; when one person sneezes, it goes all the way through the aircraft.

American President

Joe Thornton

You get a rib injury and it hurts to breathe. If you sneeze, you think you're gonna die.

Canadian Hockey Player

Geraldine Chaplin

I live in a Swiss village so small, if you sneeze everyone knows.

American Actress

Nigel Farage

Normally, when New York catches a cold, London sneezes.

British Politician

Henny Youngman

When God sneezed, I didn't know what to say.

American Comedian

Rakhi Sawant

Even if I sneeze, it would make headlines.

Indian Dancer

Klemens von Metternich

Austrian Politician

Declan Donnelly

English Producer

Sneezing is an automatic response and not done on purpose, usually due to irritation.

Involuntary Action

In many cultures, people say 'bless you' or 'gesundheit' after someone sneezes.

Cultural Response

It's possible to try to stop a sneeze by pinching your nose or holding your breath.

Suppression Possible

Sneezes can vary greatly in sound from person to person.

Sound Variations

Some people sneeze multiple times in a row, which is called a sneezing fit.

Sneezing Fits

A sneeze can spread germs, so it's polite to cover your mouth and nose.

Spread of Germs

When used figuratively, 'sneeze' suggests that something is easy to dismiss.

Colloquial Dismissal

This use of 'sneeze' can be sarcastic or mocking, suggesting scorn.

Sarcasm or Mockery

Sneezing at something implies that it's underestimated or not taken seriously.

Implies Underestimation

 like helping cells adhere to their neighbors or binding to nutrients the cell will need. Animal and plant cells have cell membranes. Only plant cells have a cell wall, which is made of rigid cellulose that gives the plant structure. The virus cell that was sneezed into your lungs is sneaky. Pretending to be a friend,

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 The external urethral sphincter is one of the muscles of the pelvic floor, and it provides support to the urethra and bladder neck. It's lucky we have these pelvic floor muscles because placing pressure on the system by coughing, sneezing, laughing, or jumping could cause bladder leakage.

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 flu is transmitted through droplets in the air meaning catching a deadly virus can be as simple as being on the wrong end of the sneeze how soon can you get those to me ah maybe sadhana has stockpiled thousands of protective masks and gloves in her garage I put together kids that

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 the virus' own life cycle will end along with yours. "Too little," on the other hand, multiplies rarely and causes you little harm in the process. Although this leaves you healthy enough to interact with other potential hosts, the lack of symptoms means you may not sneeze at all,

How do germs spread (and...

 We live in an interconnected, an increasingly globalized world. Thanks to international jet travel, people and the diseases they carry can be in any city on the planet in a matter of hours. And once a virus touches down, sometimes all it takes is one sneeze to spread

How pandemics spread

 Ah, spring. Grass growing, flowers blooming, trees growing new leaves, but if you get allergies, this explosion of new life probably inspires more dread than joy. Step outside, and within minutes, you're sneezing and congested. Your nose is running,

Why do people have...

 Einstein, did you hear whispers? Yeah. Einstein's especially interested in Penelope's talk. A lot of her research goes on in case, which can get pretty dusty. Achoo! It could make her sneeze. But more importantly, her research could help Einstein

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 welcome warming folk and he said what really cool the earth are we or will we just feel colder because we'll all be sneezing all the time but architect comes up i love the mud architect and as like we're thinking about remodeling our

What I learned at...

 smart enough to cooperate marine iguanas takin too much salt with their food but with the help of special glands they sneeze it out

Best of Animal Teamwork...

 marine iguanas takin too much salt with their food but with the help of special plans they sneeze it out

Sneeze

Involuntary Action

Cultural Response

Suppression Possible

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