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bodily

[bod-l-ee] / ˈbɒd l i /




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For all these women, it took having terrible, even traumatizing experiences in these movements to make them realize that perhaps it’s not feminist claptrap to believe in equal rights and bodily autonomy.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

It’s the infrastructure around it: childcare, time, money, bodily recovery and a place where being rusty is allowed.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

Ebola spreads through close contact and infected bodily fluids.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

The disease spreads from one person to another by contact with infected bodily fluids such as blood or vomit.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

He lifted me bodily and dragged me across the horse's flank until I could swing one leg over the animal's haunches.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood




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