cheek
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Before Wang Cong faces off with her opponents, she dyes her hair green, paints her face white and draws a bright red grin from cheek to cheek.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
To continue to turn the other cheek now isn’t convenience; it’s cowardice, just as it always has been.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026
The lyric is built almost entirely from humble, monosyllabic words: a warm smile, a soft cheek, a laugh that wrinkles the nose.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Oxford maintained that he was innocent but agreed to give police a cheek swab for a DNA test.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
The man held him very close, and he could feel the man's jacket against his cheek.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
In this alternate universe, beautiful people have pig snouts, distorted mouths, and sagging cheeks.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026
Filler: The magic elixir for bigger lips, fuller cheeks and Kardashianesque features is seeing a decline in U.S. sales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Some supporters hurried to work still wearing Spain jerseys, while others had red and yellow face paint streaked across their cheeks.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
Eala wins 'for all the girls with ruffled socks and chubby cheeks'
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
I suck in my cheeks at the sight.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
