cheek
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Everyone we spoke to agreed with that, praising the talented chefs who sent out all sorts of delicious dishes, from braised ox cheek to mackerel to pork loin, day and night.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Still, the players did not turn the other cheek.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
That’s Fennell’s challenge: When something is hard, and when the pain is gratuitous, don’t turn the other cheek, don’t let the heart-wrenching horror slip away.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
The lyric is built almost entirely from humble, monosyllabic words: a warm smile, a soft cheek, a laugh that wrinkles the nose.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
“I am!” he said with a grimace as he wiped the flecks of spit off his cheek.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Their faces are vivid, and haunting, whether bearing signs of greying hair and wrinkles, or the long eyelashes and chubby cheeks of a child.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
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
Teenage acne tends to affect the forehead, nose and cheeks.
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
Avery waggles her eyebrows, and my cheeks go warm.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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