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[bod-ee] / ˈbɒd i /








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“As a national accrediting body for American law schools, we remain focused on ensuring quality legal education that produces competent, ethical attorneys who are eligible for licensure,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

"We used heated blankets and warmed air to keep her body temperature stable throughout the operation, and after 90 minutes of surgery, she recovered remarkably quickly," said Ashpole.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

The findings suggest that exercise intensity may strongly influence the proteins and metabolites released into the bloodstream and, in turn, the way tissues throughout the body respond.

From Science Daily Aug. 21, 2026

The system needs to know where it is, what kind of body it’s in and what its goal is—then away it goes, says Baier-Lentz, who is an investor in General Intuition.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Once these bacteria get established in the body, they reproduce wildly.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

Raman countered that many of her absences were the result of her attendance on regional boards and oversight bodies.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

The bodies of Paul Lafferty, 50, and Gary Beaton, 54, were found in a flat in Partick's Chancellor Street about 16:40 on Sunday.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Several days passed before Israel’s military helped U.N. personnel locate the bodies, which were in a mass grave by a white electricity pole.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

Researchers also noticed changes in the way some bodies were positioned.

From Science Daily Aug. 19, 2026

There were tiny kingfishers with bright orange bills that were as long as their bodies, and metallic plumage in shades of blue that made them glint like jewels in the sun.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

He bodied Walker at one stage, put him on the ground.

From BBC Nov. 4, 2024

But there has also been some debate about when regional endothermy evolved, and whether extinct species like the megalodon was warm bodied.

From Science Daily Nov. 7, 2023

"Since there are no paper filters involved, French press brews a cup which retains all of the coffee's natural oils, resulting in a very full bodied and rich cup."

From Salon Apr. 1, 2023

Research also shows that disabled people are more vulnerable to effects of climate change than abled bodied people.

From Seattle Times Oct. 18, 2022

Some phrases beginning with full are hyphenated: full-blooded, full-blown, full- bodied, full-bore, full-fledged, full-scale, full-service, full-size, full-time, and so on.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

“I thought they really started bodying us on drives, bumping us on drives,” Willard said.

From Washington Post Feb. 8, 2023

Morgan controlled an overhead ball by bodying defender Clare Polkinghorne.

From Reuters Apr. 5, 2019

Notice the toughnesss--not just Iguodala and Green, but Barnes, Livingston, even Curry bodying up on Lebron?

From New York Times Jun. 3, 2016

There is no other singer I can think of who is better or more practiced at bodying existential duress.

From The New Yorker May 5, 2016

They are the "bodying forth" of thoughtful feelings for the comfort of others.

From Bushido, the Soul of Japan by Inazo Nitobe




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