butt
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Huffman’s characterization of Bree is three-dimensional and completely straight-faced, brimming with compassion and curiosity — and, really, so very funny, but without ever making Bree the butt of the joke.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
The whole thing had been a real pain in the butt for Bill.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
“China is absolutely kicking our butt in terms of cost and manufacturing,” Mr. Hargis says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
A new drug called apitegromab could help people on obesity jabs avoid unwanted muscle decline that's been linked to flat bums or "Ozempic butt", according to research in Nature Medicine journal.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
Even with the knobby tree root digging into my butt.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
The pitch to restaurants “was getting more butts on seats,” Templeton said, along with better customer tracking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
These included the Sarimukti Landfill in Bandung Regency, which torched dozens of hectares of land, and was suspected of having been caused by cigarette butts and a buildup of methane gas.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Taylor Swift fans have paid $25 for pieces of trash -- including cigarette butts and an ovulation test kit -- collected near the US pop queen's wedding to NFL star Travis Kelce.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
“I had firefighters work Wednesday afternoon, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. I talked to my incident commander, and he goes, ‘Chief, these guys are getting their butts kicked.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
“Y’all quit that skylarkin’ and get your butts to school ’fore you be late!
From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper
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