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It's a sign that, with practically every song ever recorded available at the press of a button, people are increasingly seeking out the classics - or what the music industry categorises as "deep catalogue".
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Players can now freely control the camera, and this time Link can jump with the press of a button.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
The “sparkle” icon was at the vanguard of this trend, a magical-looking diamond that suggested something incredible was behind the door if you just clicked that button.
From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026
White button mushrooms are a valuable specialty crop and a familiar ingredient in everything from salads and appetizers to everyday meals.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
He usually wears a white T-shirt under a shirt with buttons he doesn’t button.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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Ermanno Scervino, for his part, unveiled a "corsair" woman, in a wide red and beige jacket with gold buttons, worn over a mini-short.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
“If they can kind of identify each other, wear the buttons or hand them out to the community, it’s kind of a signal,” she said.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
Her hands shook as she punched the buttons into the safe’s keypad, entering the wrong combination.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Boss buttons have been features of countless diversions since.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Etta, now pregnant, had an endless supply of things for me to fix, though sometimes I suspected she was ripping seams and popping buttons on purpose just to give my old hands something to do.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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“It’s an exciting time to come in as we build out the executive team to help guide the next stage and make sure we’re buttoned up for the long haul.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Appearing remotely via video-link wearing a partially buttoned pale blue shirt, Brand, the ex-husband of popstar Katy Perry, only spoke to confirm his name and his date of birth.
From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026
A year after graduating, he began designing menswear at Stirling Copper and was responsible for the body-hugging, buttoned trousers Sir Mick Jagger wore during The Rolling Stones' Gimme Shelter tour in 1969.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025
“He knows how to walk a deal through step by step to make sure that everything is complete and buttoned up,” Buss said, “and that’s exactly what happened.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2025
I must not have buttoned my coat; it's flapping wildly behind me as I pedal.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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Instead of clocking into a cubicle for a traditional 9-to-5 and buttoning corporate uniforms each morning, some new grads are spinning records from 5 p.m. to 9 a.m. or writing Substack newsletters from cafes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
Bloomberg reported on March 26 that OpenAI was close to buttoning up the $40-billion financing deal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2025
It can get worse over time and make daily activities like buttoning a shirt difficult.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2024
Navalny spent months in a punishment cell for not buttoning his uniform properly or not putting his hands behind his back when required.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2024
The officers were in the middle of excusing themselves from the table, buttoning up their coats and putting on their hats.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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