backside
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These days, that backside has turned Brunson into the most valuable asset in the entire NBA.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
One of the drivers, Adrian, described it as a "good day to be a taxi driver", while another, Paul, said it was a "pain in the backside".
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
"I gave myself a kick up the backside and said I would make an album, a real bedroom project," he says.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026
These days, I notice fuchsia bursts of bougainvillea instead of my mushy backside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
It carried enough fuel to stay up for three hours, but its ejection seat was very uncomfortable and my backside got numb long before two hours had passed.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
Perhaps part of the reason for the silence is that people aren’t getting the information out of Iran that they need to get them off their backsides and into the streets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026
“We are working our backsides off, we feel unfulfilled, and we think, ‘For what?’”
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 10, 2026
It doesn't matter that this is at Old Trafford, because we will still kick their backsides there anyway!
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2024
To its embarrassment, the Katy ISD Board of Trustees realized that its “nudity” bans had extended to several elementary school library books depicting cartoon backsides.
From Salon ● Dec. 30, 2023
Rubbing their backsides and scowling, Jack and Sarah looked around to find themselves surrounded by stubby creatures with gray skin and pointed ears.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
