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
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
Pecking Lee on the cheek, Mann relished the big-arena rock moment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 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
Cam shook his head, slow, back and forth, his hair brushing her cheek, her forehead.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
KOW Wagyu beef cheeks require minimal effort for a massive flavor payoff.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 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
“My cheeks were on fire and my heart was pounding,” she says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
I wiped the tears that dripped down my own cheeks.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
