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[as] / æs /


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I’d rather bust my ass doing this thing, and suck the little bit of meat out of the crab leg.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

"I hope they're going to kick the US team's ass," he laughed as the players' bus disappeared from view.

From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026

Learning that my very newly ex was on the verge of a whole ass new marriage didn’t make me want her back, but I knew that I didn’t want whatever this was.

From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2026

Podcast host and former White House adviser Katie Miller posted on social media that "Pam has been quietly kicking cancer's ass the last few weeks", adding that Bondi "has a heart of gold".

From BBC ● May 27, 2026

I knew if a guard cut us off at the exit we’d be trapped, so we were hauling ass as fast as we could.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah


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