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fanny

[fan-ee] / ˈfæn i /


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The detour into stunt work in the U.S. and Hong Kong kept his skills sharp, and the Daniels showcased his expertise with the fanny pack fight in “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”

From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2025

Ken Jeong is unfrozen into a present day full of miracles: fanny packs, drone delivery, Popeyes’ new chicken wings.

From New York Times ● Feb. 11, 2024

Kwong, a volunteer deputy sheriff, was sometimes armed when he scrubbed into surgery, storing his gun in a fanny pack, according to the lawsuits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2023

One speaker, clad in an American flag shirt and sparkly fanny pack, boasted of having driven his Kennedy bus up from Tampa, Florida, for the event.

From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2023

She fell on her fanny in the middle of her solo and was miserable for days.

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia

It can be a pain, yes, this defense that Bosa and the rest of the 2021 Chargers hope puts opposing offenses on their fannies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2021

One “small” sponge observed by scientists was festooned with more than 100 crawling worm fannies, sometimes more than 10 to a single opening.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 8, 2021

They worked their fannies off, they really did.

From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2018

“They were playing lights-out defense in the second half and we were getting our fannies kicked,” Dale said.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 25, 2017

“Time to get our fannies out of here.”

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols


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