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[bod-ee] / ˈbɒd i /








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By sending more of these cells into circulation, the body may improve immune surveillance and strengthen its ability to respond to possible threats.

From Science Daily Jul. 28, 2026

However, physical attractiveness is not limited to one's face or body shape but includes clothing and make-up.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

After a June raid at Home Depot in Hollywood, body camera footage captured an agent saying: “There was a guy, I’m pretty sure he’s wet he was just sitting in that minivan.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

This is particularly true since, unlike most of the countries ranked by the OECD, the student body in major American school districts is overwhelmingly low-income and heavily immigrant.

From Salon Jul. 28, 2026

I tried to flip over, but the pain in my right leg was too much, and the rest of my body stung because a cactus had left its points in me.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Still, it’s a banquet for older actresses, who get to prove that, while minds and bodies are mortal, artistry doesn’t have an expiration date.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

That guidance suggests that teenage girls in particular are illiterate about their own bodies, and as a result make poor health decisions.

From Slate Jul. 28, 2026

Chris Paxton KC told the packed court bodies had been discovered "on the racks" of a cold storage area and one was found on a stretcher on the floor.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

"There were bodies stored on the racks on both sides of the room," the lawyer said at Hull Crown Court in northeast England.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

We each will have a chemistry lab built inside our bodies so that we will be able to collect samples from Mars’s soil and analyze it.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

Their ancient relatives were likely similar in being soft bodied marine organisms.

From Science Daily Feb. 27, 2026

And if I can do the same for other people whether they're disabled or able bodied whether that's in the film industry or in other aspects in life.

From BBC Nov. 13, 2023

"Since there are no paper filters involved, French press brews a cup which retains all of the coffee's natural oils, resulting in a very full bodied and rich cup."

From Salon Apr. 1, 2023

As the third period ticked down, Kraken goaltender Grubauer bodied down a point-blank chance from Andrew Mangiapane to help Seattle kill off another penalty.

From Seattle Times Dec. 28, 2022

One was tall and big bodied, the other was tall and trim.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

“I thought they really started bodying us on drives, bumping us on drives,” Willard said.

From Washington Post Feb. 8, 2023

Morgan controlled an overhead ball by bodying defender Clare Polkinghorne.

From Reuters Apr. 5, 2019

Finally, Pena jumped into the fray, bodying up post players over a half-foot taller.

From New York Times Feb. 27, 2017

There is no other singer I can think of who is better or more practiced at bodying existential duress.

From The New Yorker May 5, 2016

In the novel or drama, the writer is able not only to enact his visions of life in the imagination, but, by bodying them forth in external words and acts, to possess them for reflection.

From The Principles of Aesthetics by Parker, Dewitt H.




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