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buttock

[buht-uhk] / ˈbʌt ək /


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ICE officials acknowledged that Ayala-Uribe died at the Victorville hospital while waiting for surgery for an abscess on his buttock.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2025

The family of a woman who died during buttock enlargement surgery have praised a coroner for committing to ask the government to warn people about cosmetic procedures abroad.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2023

Surgically speaking, a BBL is basically fat grafting, in which fat is moved from one location to your body to your buttock area.

From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2023

British journalist Nigel Ely wrote a 2017 book about a chunk of Saddam’s left buttock that he pried off the statue.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2023

Mr. Richard tried to help him get up and the pain shot up from his side and buttock to his head and eyes.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The potholed and dangerous roads of the Caucasus and Central Asia—Tajikistan’s Tunnel of Death lives up to its name—leave Mr. Barnes with aching buttocks and shattered nerves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Airlines measure capacity using something called an available seat mile, which is one mile flown by one seat, with or without buttocks.

From Barron's ● May 8, 2026

If your pelvis sits at an angle—maybe because your legs are different lengths, maybe because you have scoliosis—the midline of the buttocks can tilt, and, boom, a crooked crack.

From Slate ● Feb. 22, 2026

The study also found that people who used tanning beds were more likely to develop melanoma on body areas that are usually shielded from the sun, such as the lower back and buttocks.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 15, 2025

He had become heavy in the thighs, stomach, and buttocks.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy


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