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hoarse

[hawrs, hohrs] / hɔrs, hoʊrs /


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Several supporters in Dakar, their voices still hoarse and weary, told AFP they were disappointed by such threats.

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

The graduates were hoarse and flights were canceled, but nobody seemed to mind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

“I still recorded the show with my very hoarse voice, but then put the AI voice over that, telling the audience from the very beginning, I’m sick,” Mandy said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

According to some reports, there may be tell-tale symptoms with the latest ones - a hoarse voice or a "razor blade" sore throat.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

She doesn’t need to tell me the news, it’s in her voice—the voice that has gone from froggy to hoarse to barely audible just in the course of the hour we’ve been up.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon




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