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When online shoppers reach the checkout screen, they’re not clicking on the PayPal button to buy items as much as they did in the past.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

My most important bit of advice is don’t add A.I. just because it’s a shiny little button.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

Designed with a curved railing that spins at the touch of a button, the closet became one of the most recognizable features in the teen’s room throughout the show.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

As a button pusher, he makes enough to support a family of four—even though a majority of his day is spent with his feet up on the desk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Now I drift over to the counter displaying boring shirtwaists: rows and rows of white blouses with every imaginable variation of button or no button, lace or pleating.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse