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I still remember sitting in front of the VCR to press the rewind button to rewatch my favorite part — when Wadsworth explains the crimes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Whereas in a zoom, you have all these squares, and anyone can hit a button and exit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
A few weeks ago, I opened GoPuff, a grocery delivery app, and noticed a button I hadn’t seen before: a black square with a blue-and-white “go” glowing in the center.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
Participants therefore had to recognize that the associations had changed, learn the new ones, and respond with the correct button using the appropriate hand and finger.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
I trailed after her down the hall to two elevators, where she pushed the button.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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Once everything is in place, Gardner tests the fire — there are buttons he presses with each thumb to ignite the flame.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Secular Israelis were prepared with a counter-protest, blowing whistles to drown out the chants and with some wearing pink lapel buttons showing a middle finger.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Scan a QR code, tap a few buttons and the money moves instantly.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
He’s found a workaround for other annoyances: Sticking pieces of tape to the display so he can find critical buttons by touching them, instead of looking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
They began pooling resources, and Max brought me four gold buttons, some earrings, and two coats to sell.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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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
He hated wearing shirts with buttoned collars; his neck was so big that they all fit too tightly.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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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
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
Ms Thompson said that despite 2024 looking like it will be a challenging year, households are very good at adapting to a new lending landscape and "buttoning down the hatches."
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2023
A smart person would respond to Carroll's new court filing by buttoning up.
From Salon ● May 24, 2023
He leaped up, flung on his clothes and went out of the door still buttoning his shirt.
From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck
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