butt
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Huffman’s characterization of Bree is three-dimensional and completely straight-faced, brimming with compassion and curiosity — and, really, so very funny, but without ever making Bree the butt of the joke.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
"This has gone from a FPN for throwing a cigarette butt down - I've never touched a cigarette in my life - to getting a criminal conviction without even knowing," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The whole thing had been a real pain in the butt for Bill.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
The piano is not that complicated, but the trumpet is a pain in the butt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
She landed on her butt in an orange sea of goop.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
The Pomeranian munchkins in Munchkinland skitter around, sniffing wagging butts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The pitch to restaurants “was getting more butts on seats,” Templeton said, along with better customer tracking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
These included the Sarimukti Landfill in Bandung Regency, which torched dozens of hectares of land, and was suspected of having been caused by cigarette butts and a buildup of methane gas.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Taylor Swift fans have paid $25 for pieces of trash -- including cigarette butts and an ovulation test kit -- collected near the US pop queen's wedding to NFL star Travis Kelce.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
Their butts will be sitting there laughing and talking until the restaurant closes.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
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