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button

[buht-n] / ˈbʌt n /
NOUN
fastener
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“It was like the moment I pushed that button to submit for prior authorization, they didn’t even wait for my physician’s paperwork,” Noonan said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

In the lion-shaped appearance of the nebula, this stellar remnant resembles a small button nose.

From Science Daily Aug. 12, 2026

Throughout the show, his chosen family is on stage with him, punctuating his stories with songs that give each anecdote an emotional button.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

I just touch a button on my phone.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

But my finger hesitates over the send button when I remember Camille’s warning.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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

He’s found a workaround for other annoyances: Sticking pieces of tape to the display so he can find critical buttons by touching them, instead of looking.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 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

The sky-ferry spread out before them: lush velvet seats, brass buttons Ella wished she could press, and a constellation map glimmering with colorful animals.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

It’s good the NFL isn’t as buttoned up as it used to be regarding its public image, although it’s probably wishing this story would go away.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 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

As he buttoned up a professional baseball uniform for the first time in his life, he understood that he was becoming the guinea pig in an experiment that has the whole industry watching.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 25, 2025

I see a few people walking around with jackets buttoned up to their chins.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi

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

Bloomberg reported on March 26 that OpenAI was close to buttoning up the $40-billion financing deal.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 31, 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

Ms Thompson said that despite 2024 looking like it will be a challenging year, households are very good at adapting to a new lending landscape and "buttoning down the hatches."

From BBC Dec. 10, 2023

I slam open the door to the stairwell, buttoning my jacket as I book it up the steps to the roof.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott




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