bosom
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Our garbage, he’s convinced, “speaks to us,” and in its honesty he finds the relief that keeps him sane in the bosom of squalor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
The most famous of these, perhaps, is the Greek myth in which Hera pushes away the baby Heracles from her bosom, and her breast milk spills from horizon to horizon.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 4, 2023
But there's a new couple of bosom buddies who have captured the hearts of many - Cathie and Tricia from BBC 1's Race Across the World.
From BBC ● May 13, 2023
Clutch your bosom and reach for the smelling salts.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2023
So she went straight to her bosom friend, Pheoby Watson, and told her about it.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
"I leave you, hoping that the lamp of liberty will burn in your bosoms until there shall no longer be a doubt that all men are created free and equal."
From Fox News ● Feb. 21, 2022
Many of us have serious back problems, often undiagnosed, and/or chronic aches and pains that are connected to our bosoms.
From Slate ● Dec. 4, 2020
They hugged me and my jeep driver and pinned French tricolors on us, and left us exhausted, with our bosoms covered with emblems and ribbons.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 23, 2019
It turned out to be Meyer's favourite: "Roger and I embraced that one to our bosoms, or co-bosoms," he explained.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 4, 2013
They hugged the memories of illnesses to their bosoms.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
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"The Tragedy of Macbeth," Vocabulary from Act 1
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