paunch
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I mean, even in Washington Crossing the Delaware, Emanuel Leutze painted the Founding Father with a small paunch.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026
A few of them had graying hair, some were going bald, and I spied a paunch or two.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026
It’s his first year in the red suit, and this 40-year-old rookie Santa lacks the paunch and natural white beard of older, more experienced Kris Kringles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2023
Charlotte insists there's a paunch, but nobody else sees it.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2023
His ribs were visible through his skin as he breathed, and yet he was beginning to develop a paunch.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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