mouth
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The doll featured a new Barbie face sculpt with a closed mouth instead of a big toothy smile.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Near the mouth of a river, in Powhatan territory, the colonists erected a cross and proclaimed England’s King James I the rightful owner of the place, which they called Jamestown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Rita called one of the chief investigators, Bobby Bowen, a sheriff’s lieutenant, and urged him to speak with Roebuck, who was able to talk now that a tube had been removed from his mouth.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
When Allison Janney's name was announced as the winner for best supporting actress in drama, the camera panned to The Diplomat star with her mouth open and both hands cupping the sides of her face.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Clare brought his cup to his mouth, seeking the warmth of his tree sap tea.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Pride, like Hoy, also left his own unique mark on the game by inspiring the now-ubiquitous practice of players and coaches covering their mouths during meetings at the mound.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Around river mouths, the distance extends to 500 meters from the estuary.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
In this alternate universe, beautiful people have pig snouts, distorted mouths, and sagging cheeks.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026
Oral-health experts are also turning to AI to analyze the growing amount of data from patients’ mouths.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Freddy and Teddy held their hands over their mouths to stop from giggling.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
When Trump praised Rubio during his State of the Union, the secretary mouthed “thank you,” placed a hand on his heart, and briefly stood to acknowledge the applause before ducking back into his seat.
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026
In a second phase of the study, the researchers simulated how the body might process lead if children mouthed or chewed on clothing.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 2, 2026
The 22-year-old, who famously mouthed "who else?" when scoring a spectacular stoppage-time overhead kick as England beat Slovakia in the last 16 of Euro 2024, now knows there are other options Tuchel will consider.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2025
Diddy mouthed the words “thank you” to the jurors after they confirmed the verdicts were correct.
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2025
Her pale lips mouthed, “Come back soon,” although she said nothing aloud.
From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman
Nix was shaking her head and appeared to be mouthing words while he spoke to her.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
Don’t buy it, because even those mouthing it don’t.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
The proud father is seen smiling, mouthing the lyrics and dancing in place, with the back of the couch obscuring the view of his right leg.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2025
"Oh no," he added, before silently mouthing the word into the microphone.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2024
W.E. was trying to attract her attention without getting Trotter’s, mouthing some words through a full load of cookie crumbs.
From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson
