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belly

[bel-ee] / ˈbɛl i /


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“I know what it’s like to be the kid whose belly is full thanks to food stamps,” he said.

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

Her parents later noticed a rash beginning to form on her belly.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

But those who bought them at high prices had to suffer as their value went belly up, part of a wider crash in crypto.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

If successful, such approaches could potentially help prevent the accumulation of belly fat that commonly accompanies aging.

From Science Daily Jun. 27, 2026

“Yes,” said Samir, standing straight, holding his belly.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

"This is the first evidence that our bellies expand with age due to the APCs' high output of new fat cells."

From Science Daily Jun. 27, 2026

Most fruit travels in the bellies of passenger jets on routes flown by Emirates and Qatar Airways, competing with pharmaceuticals and electronics.

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 2026

I enjoy having their heads on my lap and my hands on their bellies.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 23, 2026

There were flashpoints at Lord's and Old Trafford, and Stokes' men looked a better side with fire in their bellies.

From BBC Dec. 16, 2025

And when I brought them home their bellies were full.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola

You can see some of the surprising new finds on the citizen science project Redmap, such as sightings of the tropical yellow bellied sea snake in Tasmanian waters.

From Salon Nov. 28, 2022

Later, at Nick’s Cove, a local restaurant with a pier that stretches over the bay, Elliott chatted with a woman who had bellied up to the bar to watch a baseball game.

From New York Times Sep. 28, 2022

She also was fed rotting capelin — described as soft bellied and smelling bad — despite the attending vet’s objections.

From Seattle Times Oct. 16, 2021

He claimed to have not yet bellied up to a bar in New York City.

From Slate Jul. 25, 2017

But she had been sick all the way across the ocean, prostrate, clench bellied, and vomiting.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

All you need to do — beyond bellying up to the never-ending breakfast bar — is be vigilant about the demon carbs and sugars that lurk everywhere.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 19, 2021

I anticipate bellying up to the bar for more of the beverage director’s picks, too.

From Washington Post Jan. 9, 2020

My favorite San Francisco poet these days is August Kleinzahler, who often writes about bellying up to a bar.

From New York Times Mar. 11, 2019

A steady stream of moviegoers bellying up to the concession stand for a brew seems unlikely.

From Washington Times May 3, 2017

Gerald Black, at his own request, was supervising the mushrooming wooden partitions that were springing up in a bellying circle on the vaulted third floor of Radiation Building 2.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov




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