armpit
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“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
Eve Ross, who is a nursery worker in Kent, went to her doctor after she discovered a small lump in her armpit in January 2024.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025
“It really changed the notion that we were the armpit of the region.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2025
I take his head in my armpit and rub his hair with my knuckle.
From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya
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
My face flushed red and I started sweating, damp spots emerging under my armpits and on my chest.
From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2025
Pushing Hermione ahead of him with Ron, Harry stooped to seize Fred’s body under the armpits.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
