belly
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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
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"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
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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
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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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