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"We set out to identify cells that push the self-destruct button but survive anyway," Braun explains.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
Andrés Chait hit the reset button with a districtwide message.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
"I think at some stage we need to open the communication channels because, you know, you can't have a conversation if you're pressing the mute button," but "so far there's no timeline for it".
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
Cher was widely reported to be the first woman to show her belly button on US television - and Mackie's designs were pivotal to that.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
“That one,” she said, pointing to the second button down.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Her hands shook as she punched the buttons into the safe’s keypad, entering the wrong combination.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Watch the mushrooms more than the clock; a mix containing oyster mushrooms behaves differently than a pan full of white buttons.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
Scan a QR code, tap a few buttons and the money moves instantly.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
The added complexity of trying to remove zippers and buttons is another hurdle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
As Wynn’s Chevy lurched to a stop, he pushed a few buttons and a slide guitar intro began for what I could only guess was Brent Chisholm’s duet with Momma.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
Traditionally Coke would have buttoned up term sheets before showing off new drinks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 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 gets a lot of credit for bringing personality to a very buttoned up and scripted media.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025
The shirt is stuck and will not come away, it is buttoned at the back.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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
“I’m very happy,” he said, “with the way audiences have embraced the show, and with the journey that Taylor has created in the present time and in buttoning it up the way he always would.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2024
It can get worse over time and make daily activities like buttoning a shirt difficult.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2024
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
He was again buttoning up his coat, preparing to leave, but first he turned to Revere.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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