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bowel

[bou-uhl, boul] / ˈbaʊ əl, baʊl /




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

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Some people may also feel as though the bowel has not emptied completely.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

Donna, 56, now requires her large bowel to be removed because of her vaginal mesh medical device, which was removed after she felt it cutting into her.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

The reports followed growing concerns among customers over the illness, which the CDC said can cause “sometimes explosive bowel movements.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 18, 2026

At an early age my mother sat me down and explained that everyone has bowel movements.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

For more than a year, an uncontrolled fire had burned in the bowels of the dump, broiling old garbage and sending nauseating fumes into nearby homes.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 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

By the time he had a video examination of his bowels – called a colonoscopy – the cancer was so large it blocked the camera from getting in.

From BBC Apr. 28, 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

Charlie followed the nurse into the bowels of the hospital, and I watched him go.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

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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