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A few weeks ago, I opened GoPuff, a grocery delivery app, and noticed a button I hadn’t seen before: a black square with a blue-and-white “go” glowing in the center.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

Those responses included pressing a button using either the index or middle finger on either hand.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026

Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has criticised Fifa president Gianni Infantino's World Cup sell-off plan, saying the organisation has "pressed the self-destruct button" by delivering "a self-inflicted wound".

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

The professional world’s social media of choice has instituted a “seems like AI slop” button in an attempt to stop the churn of LLM-written “thought leadership” posts haunting the platform.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

I pressed the button for the seventh floor.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Secular Israelis were prepared with a counter-protest, blowing whistles to drown out the chants and with some wearing pink lapel buttons showing a middle finger.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

When this was realised, the automated blue-flag system was disconnected and the FIA relied on marshals showing blue flags or pressing the buttons that operate the blue-light panels trackside.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

It’s visiting elements that can penetrate your soul and stay with you and inspire you or push buttons or make you angry or make you happy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

I put tape on some of the many buttons in order to locate them by touch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

I pushed buttons and all thoughts of Colton out of my head—at least I tried to—and dialed every auto supply, hair salon, pharmacy, antique store, grocery, and diner in town.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

The dispute is by no means buttoned up, with the case heading into a second phase of arbitration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

Appearing remotely via video-link wearing a partially buttoned pale blue shirt, Brand, the ex-husband of popstar Katy Perry, only spoke to confirm his name and his date of birth.

From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026

A year after graduating, he began designing menswear at Stirling Copper and was responsible for the body-hugging, buttoned trousers Sir Mick Jagger wore during The Rolling Stones' Gimme Shelter tour in 1969.

From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025

“He knows how to walk a deal through step by step to make sure that everything is complete and buttoned up,” Buss said, “and that’s exactly what happened.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2025

I buttoned my sweater all wrong in my haste and stuffed my feet into my shoes without bothering to tie them.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Instead of clocking into a cubicle for a traditional 9-to-5 and buttoning corporate uniforms each morning, some new grads are spinning records from 5 p.m. to 9 a.m. or writing Substack newsletters from cafes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

Today, his home-run gait around the bases would be wobbly, and his right fist pumps would be shaky, and afterward he might need help in the locker room buttoning his shirt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2025

Navalny spent months in a punishment cell for not buttoning his uniform properly or not putting his hands behind his back when required.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2024

A smart person would respond to Carroll's new court filing by buttoning up.

From Salon ● May 24, 2023

“What are you going to do with yourselves after you get settled?” asked Jo, buttoning Amy’s cloak as she used to button her pinafores.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott