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The cough often then progresses to a severe hacking cough that is characterized by violent coughing fits.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
1 May 2025 The only sounds were the trill of someone’s cellphone alert and the dry, hacking cough coming from one of her sisters in the corner.—
Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2025 An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB – a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough – began in January 2024 in Kansas City, Kansas, and two nearby counties and continues as of early March 2025.—
Karen Dobos,
The Conversation,
6 Mar. 2025 Modigliani’s death, then, is still a couple of years away, but a constant, hacking cough spells out his doom in the manner of classic melodrama.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
24 Sep. 2024 Symptoms often appear similar to those of the common cold at first but develop into a prolonged, hacking cough, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.—
Julia Daye,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2024