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bowel

[bou-uhl, boul] / ˈbaʊ əl, baʊl /




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He posted on social media about various health ailments, including irritable bowel syndrome and spondylolisthesis, a condition caused by a vertebra slipping out of place.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

“He explained practical things like colon cancer and bowel movements,” Winfrey told Emmy Magazine.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

An expert witness said the bowel procedure carried out by Dr Rahman was "not known to man"

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

"However, any bowel change that is new or different for you deserves medical attention. An annual wellness visit is a good time to raise these concerns."

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

In case of an inmate bowel movement that yielded some “prize,” he was to call a sergeant.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

“For a program that’s been around since 2013, it was shocking that you’d come across its cancellation, effectively, in the corner of the bowels of a subpage of the internet.”

From Slate Aug. 18, 2026

Between my sobs and his sighs, the other servers tucked past, wondering what was happening but not really wanting to deal with the crazy person watching their co-worker badger-dig into the bowels of this cabinet.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

NEW YORK—More than a million fans will visit New York City this month for the World Cup, and many of them will squeeze through the decaying bowels of Pennsylvania Station while they’re here.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2026

Somewhere in the bowels of my music collection hides 1985’s George Clinton-produced “Freaky Styley” and 1987’s “The Uplift Mofo Party Plan” on crumbling cassettes.

From Salon Apr. 4, 2026

The crying and clashing of the harmonies were an obsession in the melted bowels.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

He lightly runs to earth the quaint   Red worm and, deftly troweling,   He makes it with his boweling Familiarly acquaint.

From Black Beetles in Amber by Ambrose Bierce




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