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If you’ve been peering through the steamed up windows of the Amicus Plus smokeless cigar bar longingly, hovering over that “subscribe to Slate Plus” button.
From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026
"We set out to identify cells that push the self-destruct button but survive anyway," Braun explains.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
Cher was widely reported to be the first woman to show her belly button on US television - and Mackie's designs were pivotal to that.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
A man in Washington filmed himself raging at a Mingo delivery robot, yelling “You took a human job!” after the robot asked for help pressing a crosswalk button.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
She jabbed at the call button for the elevator.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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By popular demand, the capacitive switches on the Roma’s steering wheel have been replaced with tactile buttons and controllers—including, Ferrari says, the return of the iconic Start button.
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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
She found Georgia-based print shops to make pink “Senator My Boo” buttons and has been working with local Democratic activists and volunteers to distribute them at Ossoff’s rallies, including one he held Sunday in Athens.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
Darth Vader sports useless tape recorder-style buttons on his chest plate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
"He'll be able to put fireworks together or sew buttons or whatever it is you want him to do."
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
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It’s hard to get buttoned up and take things seriously.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 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
By keeping buttoned up about its plans and intentions, Team Trump appears to have spared itself the Pottery Barn rule.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 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
But when I glance at Lolo, I see his crooked glasses and that he’s buttoned his shirt all wrong, the way the twins sometimes do.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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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
Navalny spent months in a punishment cell for not buttoning his uniform properly or not putting his hands behind his back when required.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2024
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
On Instagram, Matthews shared updates of the twins, capturing moments such as La'Niyah buttoning up her sister’s sweater and the family out on a long bike ride.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2022
The fun uncle is buttoning up his coat.
From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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