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[buht-n] / ˈbʌt n /
NOUN
fastener
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But those personnel changes are usually a tacit admission that something has gone wrong, a public hitting of the reset button.

From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2026

Raphinha's quick second-half double put the game out of reach after Lamine Yamal's opener, when Villa pressed the self-destruct button just seven minutes in.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

With the press of a button, Matt Peak can do something the makers of his Chrysler Pacifica minivan never intended: take his hands off the steering wheel while he is driving.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Players can now freely control the camera, and this time Link can jump with the press of a button.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Without a word, she reached behind Roz’s head and pressed the button.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

The automaker doesn’t just name new cars, but everything from buildings on its properties to new buttons and switches inside its latest models, Hauman said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Ermanno Scervino, for his part, unveiled a "corsair" woman, in a wide red and beige jacket with gold buttons, worn over a mini-short.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Life is demanding, and everyone wants something that presses on the “good feeling” buttons in our brains.

From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2026

There are Oompa-Loompas of various sizes, including Rusty Goffe, from the 1971 film, who perform Oompa-Loompa dances and sing Oompa-Loompa songs and are seen offstage pushing buttons and pulling levers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

He’s wearing big headphones and a look of concentration as he presses buttons on the computer that send music blasting out into the room.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan

“It’s an exciting time to come in as we build out the executive team to help guide the next stage and make sure we’re buttoned up for the long haul.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Taylor wore the coat fully buttoned up, ready to throw it off for a dramatic reveal later in the evening.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2026

Appearing remotely via video-link wearing a partially buttoned pale blue shirt, Brand, the ex-husband of popstar Katy Perry, only spoke to confirm his name and his date of birth.

From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026

A year after graduating, he began designing menswear at Stirling Copper and was responsible for the body-hugging, buttoned trousers Sir Mick Jagger wore during The Rolling Stones' Gimme Shelter tour in 1969.

From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025

She is dressed in a deep-green gown with a black puffed-sleeve jacket buttoned over it.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Instead of clocking into a cubicle for a traditional 9-to-5 and buttoning corporate uniforms each morning, some new grads are spinning records from 5 p.m. to 9 a.m. or writing Substack newsletters from cafes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

Bloomberg reported on March 26 that OpenAI was close to buttoning up the $40-billion financing deal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2025

Ms Thompson said that despite 2024 looking like it will be a challenging year, households are very good at adapting to a new lending landscape and "buttoning down the hatches."

From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2023

A smart person would respond to Carroll's new court filing by buttoning up.

From Salon ● May 24, 2023

When I roll over on top of my book I look, but Daddy’s back is turned to me, buttoning his suspenders.

From "Finding Langston" by Lesa Cline-Ransome


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