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button

[buht-n] / ˈbʌt n /
NOUN
fastener
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Far from simply pressing a button, film projectionists must actively guide a screening, threading and splicing reels and closely monitoring for mechanical issues.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

Tough headwinds have the industry eyeing the reset button.

From Slate Jul. 17, 2026

A built-in function lets users add films to their watchlist with the touch of a button, and watchlists are easily sortable in case you’re in the mood for something specific.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2026

After a decade or so of failing to qualify for major tournaments - since Euro 2000 - the authorities hit the reset button.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

She jabbed at the call button for the elevator.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Neatly labeled drawers hold hand fans, plastic snakes, buttons, buckles.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

But to see him moving the levers and pushing buttons was fascinating.

From Salon Jul. 5, 2026

Companies that gathered at the Automate conference in Chicago said many of those are already taking shape, beginning with emergency stop buttons and going all the way down to the microchip level.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 4, 2026

Maybe you can fix the whole mess by pressing the right buttons on your remote, but with four to choose from, that’s a game of roulette you’re sure to lose.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

It had orange buttons on the front flap!

From "Sleepover Sleuths: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #1" by Carolyn Keene

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

As he buttoned up a professional baseball uniform for the first time in his life, he understood that he was becoming the guinea pig in an experiment that has the whole industry watching.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 25, 2025

The first episode featured a noticeably stiff Piker standing in front of the camera, wearing a lavender shirt buttoned up to his collar.

From Slate Feb. 18, 2025

Whenever he was out with others, he was properly buttoned up, his clothes clean and ironed within an inch of their lives—but not with me.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

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

His alleged infractions included not washing his face at a specified time and not buttoning his clothing properly.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 16, 2024

We first hear the song as Tony is getting ready to go out, blow-drying his hair, trying on various gold chains and meticulously buttoning his best dress shirt.

From Salon Dec. 18, 2022

She girds herself for the interrogation; taking a few deep breaths — decisive, metallic — and buttoning her jacket as if it might shield her from danger.

From Seattle Times Oct. 20, 2022

He finished buttoning and took a bite of the bagel, set it down on the counter while he poured himself some coffee.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby




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