buttocks

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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

If your pelvis sits at an angle—maybe because your legs are different lengths, maybe because you have scoliosis—the midline of the buttocks can tilt, and, boom, a crooked crack.

From Slate • Feb. 22, 2026

This nerve is the largest in your body, branching from the lower back through your hips, buttocks and down each leg.

From Science Daily • Dec. 15, 2025

Lipoedema causes fat to abnormally build-up mainly in the hips, buttocks and legs, leading to a disproportionate shape.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2025

He was rereading Martin’s letter in the orchard, sitting on the spot where Kainene often told him that a groove the exact size and shape of his buttocks had appeared.

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