cheek
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Still, the players did not turn the other cheek.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Their allure also has to do with the way that strips are absorbed buccally, in the cheek, and sublingually, under the tongue, as opposed to only in the digestive tract.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Before Wang Cong faces off with her opponents, she dyes her hair green, paints her face white and draws a bright red grin from cheek to cheek.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
To continue to turn the other cheek now isn’t convenience; it’s cowardice, just as it always has been.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026
Mrs. Palmer put her hand on Abby’s cheek.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
In it, she wears her blond hair down, its curls frizzing attractively, and appears to be wearing minimal makeup—stained berry lips, pink cheeks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The acne on her cheeks and chin made her hesitant to look her bosses in the eye.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
In this alternate universe, beautiful people have pig snouts, distorted mouths, and sagging cheeks.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026
She first started playing at the age of four, saying: "I went to train every day after school with my ruffled socks, light-up shoes and chubby cheeks."
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
He felt Wolf’s breath on his face; then the downy brush of the cub’s whiskers on his eyelids, and the needle-fine grooming-nibbles on his cheeks and throat.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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