bum

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Advancements that seek to end the friction of reality — the freak occurrences, edge cases and bum luck of a given day — ultimately sap the world of excitement and color.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

I went over and he looked at the prototype, and said, “Why don’t you move this seam over the bum by a centimeter. I think it’ll be more flattering.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

But sometimes you can’t, like when you ask a chatbot a factual question and get a bum steer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

"My bum felt like it was boiling, I felt like I had a fever," she said.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

So, as the arrow topped the trees and climbed into sunlight, it began to bum against the evening like the sun itself.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White