belly
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Is that his dad’s voice Jay hears gurgling from the beast’s belly?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
Even if this $350,000 represents 10% of your portfolio, that 10% could still have a meaningful impact if the investment goes belly up.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
Although reducing visible belly fat may appeal to patients for cosmetic reasons, researchers emphasize that the potential medical benefits could be more important.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
On social media, influencers and fitness experts garner millions of views and likes on videos blaming cortisol for an array of concerns from belly fat to hair loss to “moon face.”
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026
The man dug into his pocket with a long-suffering sigh, the dim light gleaming off a sprinkling of curly gray hairs on his saggy pectorals and belly.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
You can trade futures on everything from pork bellies to orange juice.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
"They have big bellies, they can't run," a protester told reporters.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
"This is the first evidence that our bellies expand with age due to the APCs' high output of new fat cells."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 27, 2026
“They were shoulder to shoulder, bellies to backs,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Full bellies, the warm crackling fire, the rain pattering on the roof and falling gently on the sand pulled them together and held them close.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
I checked in and bellied up to the hotel bar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
You can see some of the surprising new finds on the citizen science project Redmap, such as sightings of the tropical yellow bellied sea snake in Tasmanian waters.
From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2022
From the eastern newt to the “gorgeous” emperor newt, to the fire bellied toad.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 9, 2021
Bikers bellied up to bars and packed into rock shows.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 28, 2021
The plaster ceiling was bellied in great swags and the yellowed dentil molding was bowed and sprung from the upper walls.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
Ambrogi has since put on a mask, but he refuses to prevent customers from bellying up to the bar in defiance of state rules strictly limiting indoor dining.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 12, 2020
My favorite San Francisco poet these days is August Kleinzahler, who often writes about bellying up to a bar.
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2019
The days of bellying up to the counter, flashing your platinum card and demanding a suite are over.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 4, 2019
Two weeks after the Health Department delivered it’s verdict, customers were bellying up to the restaurant’s polished wooden counters and booths as usual on Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2017
Quickly she hid three goblets in her bellying dress to carry with her while I tagged along in my bewilderment.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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