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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
Garmin built in a single side button to trigger manual tracking—but if the band misses a session, you can’t log it retroactively as you can on rival devices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
He had a tin button pinned on it with the J.I.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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The compact car has a screen and modern safety features, but relies on physical buttons and a rotary control knob for a more old-school experience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 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
But to see him moving the levers and pushing buttons was fascinating.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
I put on one of my nice shirts, the kind with buttons, and go to the bathroom to brush my teeth and wash my face.
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
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“It’s an exciting time to come in as we build out the executive team to help guide the next stage and make sure we’re buttoned up for the long haul.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 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
She is dressed in a deep-green gown with a black puffed-sleeve jacket buttoned over it.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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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
It can get worse over time and make daily activities like buttoning a shirt difficult.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2024
On Instagram, Matthews shared updates of the twins, capturing moments such as La'Niyah buttoning up her sister’s sweater and the family out on a long bike ride.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2022
We first hear the song as Tony is getting ready to go out, blow-drying his hair, trying on various gold chains and meticulously buttoning his best dress shirt.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2022
Odenigbo said, buttoning his shirt with quick movements.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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