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bowel

[bou-uhl, boul] / ˈbaʊ əl, baʊl /




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“He explained practical things like colon cancer and bowel movements,” Winfrey told Emmy Magazine.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

An expert witness said the bowel procedure carried out by Dr Rahman was "not known to man"

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Constipation, diarrhea, unusually narrow stools, or a lasting change in normal bowel habits may indicate an underlying problem.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

The reports followed growing concerns among customers over the illness, which the CDC said can cause “sometimes explosive bowel movements.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 18, 2026

In case of an inmate bowel movement that yielded some “prize,” he was to call a sergeant.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Between my sobs and his sighs, the other servers tucked past, wondering what was happening but not really wanting to deal with the crazy person watching their co-worker badger-dig into the bowels of this cabinet.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

NEW YORK—More than a million fans will visit New York City this month for the World Cup, and many of them will squeeze through the decaying bowels of Pennsylvania Station while they’re here.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2026

Somewhere in the bowels of my music collection hides 1985’s George Clinton-produced “Freaky Styley” and 1987’s “The Uplift Mofo Party Plan” on crumbling cassettes.

From Salon Apr. 4, 2026

Iona Hall, 30, from Bristol, underwent two operations in 2024 to remove a 10cm cyst on her ovary and separate her bowels and uterus, which had fused together.

From BBC Mar. 15, 2026

The fog was dense, like steam from the bowels of the earth.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord

He lightly runs to earth the quaint   Red worm and, deftly troweling,   He makes it with his boweling Familiarly acquaint.

From Black Beetles in Amber by Ambrose Bierce




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