waist
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Men qualified for the study if their waist circumference was greater than 40 inches, while women were eligible if their waist circumference exceeded 35 inches.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
Design features include hidden pockets in waist bands, thumb holes, and badge sashes which double as cross-body bags.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Harpootlian tugged on the heavy restraints binding Murdaugh’s hands, waist and feet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
A gun was holstered by the man’s waist, positioned at the front of his body and easily visible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
She knelt beside him and put her arm around his waist.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
Rice recalls the washboard abs of the ’90s; the athletic build of the early 2000s; the quest, in the 2010s, for tiny waists and huge biceps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
Indeed, the collection taps into 1950s-era silhouettes and trends: slim pencil skirts, double-breasted jackets and nipped-in waists.
From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2025
They climbed onto the roof where they stayed until dawn, the water lapping at their waists, until a neighbor in a row boat finally reached them.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2025
The bumps push out candy-striped and aproned gowns; they are exaggerated by belted waists, and one particularly protuberant tummy doubles as a perch for a parakeet.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2025
Other sessions had taken Chemical Agents before us; we’d see them in the mess hall at lunch with gas masks around their waists and apprehension in their eyes.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
