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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

A woman who died during an operation for a buttock enlargement in Turkey was not given enough information to make a safe decision about the procedure, a coroner has concluded.

From BBC Sep. 12, 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

“Only time I’ve ever seen Dad as angry as Mum. Fred reckons his left buttock has never been the same since.”

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

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

This nerve is the largest in your body, branching from the lower back through your hips, buttocks and down each leg.

From Science Daily Dec. 15, 2025

Food and Drug Administration has issued warnings about silicone buttocks injections as the cosmetic procedure has gained popularity.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 5, 2025

Often when lost in thought he would slink so low in a chair that his buttocks would all but touch the floor.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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