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buttock

[buht-uhk] / ˈbʌt ək /


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ICE officials acknowledged that Ayala-Uribe died at the Victorville hospital while waiting for surgery for an abscess on his buttock.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 22, 2025

To stop the infection from moving through her body, they cut dead tissue out of an area almost covering her entire left buttock.

From BBC Feb. 4, 2025

Surgically speaking, a BBL is basically fat grafting, in which fat is moved from one location to your body to your buttock area.

From Salon Apr. 29, 2023

British journalist Nigel Ely wrote a 2017 book about a chunk of Saddam’s left buttock that he pried off the statue.

From Seattle Times Apr. 8, 2023

Mr. Richard tried to help him get up and the pain shot up from his side and buttock to his head and eyes.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Airlines measure capacity using something called an available seat mile, which is one mile flown by one seat, with or without buttocks.

From Barron's May 8, 2026

The study also found that people who used tanning beds were more likely to develop melanoma on body areas that are usually shielded from the sun, such as the lower back and buttocks.

From Science Daily Dec. 15, 2025

But Adame, 55, continued to perform silicone buttocks injections, authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 5, 2025

The 21st century has seen a trend for pads, fillers, and surgery to enlarge lips, breasts, and buttocks, but we don’t yet have off-the-peg belly pads as they did in 1793.

From Slate Jul. 21, 2025

Ignatius squatted lower and lower until his great buttocks touched the stool his knees reaching almost to his shoulders.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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