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boots

[boots] / buts /
NOUN
heavy, often tall, shoe
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There is little chance the U.S. would contribute to such a fight with boots on the ground.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Iñárritu said he and Cruise didn’t discuss specific people when developing the title character, who wears cowboy boots with pajamas and is obsessed with his decrepit cat named Maggie.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Former England international Anita Asante started her coaching career after hanging up her boots, including a spell with Bristol City in WSL 2.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Indonesian villager Octavius wades through the forest in rubber boots and tattered joggers, ears pricked, eyes peeled, a telephoto lens on his phone primed to capture orangutans, monkeys or birds.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

I turn sixteen on my actual birthday, and Mom gets me the new swimsuit and the brown calf-high boots I wanted.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam



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