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waistband

[weyst-band, -buhnd] / ˈweɪstˌbænd, -bənd /




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Murillo said he saw Carillo reach for his waistband as he ran.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

The waistband was high enough to give crush his lungs, but that didn't stop him recreating the video's fluid, technically-challenging choreography on stage.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

And then, they show one agent removing Pretti’s licensed handgun—which he was carrying in compliance with state law—from his waistband.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

Participants wore waistband pedometers to track physical activity and underwent PET scans to measure amyloid-beta plaques and tau tangles in the brain.

From Science Daily • Nov. 4, 2025

He quickly pulled his shirt down to hide his belly, which pushed uncomfortably against the waistband of his stretchy shorts.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young




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