armpit
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Karen Piazza, a 45-year old teacher in Brooklyn, paid $8,100 for the procedure, which left her with a small scar under each armpit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
“He lived in Bakersfield, which is the armpit of California,” Hankel says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
In June, the woman first felt what she described as like a "pull" under her armpit.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2025
When Gustave Flaubert saw Antonio Canova’s sculpture “Eros and Psyche” in 1845, he surreptitiously kissed Psyche’s marble armpit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
Then he opened another drawer and fumbled through its contents with one hand while the other scratched at his armpit through his threadbare knitted shirt.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
He sang “Yukon,” from his Grammy-nominated “Swag” album, at times with his hands lodged in his armpits, as if he was hugging himself for warmth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
And what most people remember about their performance is that Paula Cole didn’t shave her armpits, resulting in months of fodder for late-night comedians.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2025
But after she started using a new bottle of the firm's aerosol powder fresh deodorant in July, she developed an itchy red rash around her armpits and says she "started smelling really bad".
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2025
Undeterred, he sends his proteges out to meet women, spraying their armpits with deodorant, declaring: "It's showtime!"
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2025
Also my tops were getting tight across my chest, digging into my armpits.
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
