cheek
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Then he kisses kitty on the cheek and reintroduces him as Maní – the Spanish word for peanut.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
The small concrete homes here sit cheek by jowl, hugging both sides of lanes sometimes so narrow that only one person can pass at a time.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
His obsession with late-night television is almost endearing, like a child who bursts into tears on their birthday because someone smooshed a cupcake into their cheek.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
"We can't just keep taking blows, turning the other cheek, taking more blows, and then turning the other cheek again," she added.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
He winked at me, then kissed his mother on the cheek and left.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
KOW Wagyu beef cheeks require minimal effort for a massive flavor payoff.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
Tears rolling down his cheeks, he says he's not sure he even knows how to rebuild his family's life again.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
Others lined up to pay $10 to mall staff wearing "Face Painter" vests before posing for selfies with cheeks bearing their national side's colors.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
They brandished the Mexican flag seemingly everywhere: on banners, painted on cheeks, emblazoned on Jaimes’ tube top.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
When I open the door again, Emma is standing two inches away from my face, Oreo crumbs stuck to her cheeks.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
