bosom
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Our garbage, he’s convinced, “speaks to us,” and in its honesty he finds the relief that keeps him sane in the bosom of squalor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Not it’s up to a black woman to rock us in her bosom and heal our wounds,” wrote an X user.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2024
After a dozen long years, the fruits of Mal’s life and work had finally been returned to the bosom of his family.
From Salon • Nov. 9, 2023
The most famous of these, perhaps, is the Greek myth in which Hera pushes away the baby Heracles from her bosom, and her breast milk spills from horizon to horizon.
From Scientific American • Aug. 4, 2023
When he saw that the clear light was already welling through his fingers, he thrust it into his bosom and held it against his heart.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
Vocabulary lists containing bosom
"The Tragedy of Macbeth," Vocabulary from Act 1
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