waist
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Oxygen entered these suits through ports on the waist and exited through the helmet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
In the third room, he finds people sipping coffee while waist deep in excrement.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
A 2024 review found that intermittent fasting may be associated with small reductions in waist circumference and fat mass in people who are overweight or obese.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Self-conscious about his stature, he generally had himself filmed from the waist up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
I’ve just registered the “we” in his statement when he runs through the doorway, a stack of mail in one hand and Lisa-Marie Anne’s waist in the other.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
Participants were handed a faixa—a long sash to wrap around their waists to protect their spines and give climbers a toehold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
In the 1940s, the influence of Christian Dior's New Look cinched waists were apparent, then in the 1950s, references to Spanish fashion house Balenciaga's more voluminous style emerged in the Queen's clothes, says de Guitaut.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2025
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
Neil, with some blond girl who didn’t go to our school, their arms around each other’s waists.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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