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massage

[muh-sahzh, -sahj, mas-ahzh] / məˈsɑʒ, -ˈsɑdʒ, ˈmæs ɑʒ /




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During her courses, she learnt about tinting, waxing, facials and massage, which was taught as a separate module.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

She changed job, and now works as a massage therapist for people living with dementia, which is less physically demanding.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

The charge was eventually dropped after a court ruled that video and audio from secretly installed cameras at the massage parlor could not be used as evidence.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

Customers are often greeted with Champagne and caviar and pampered with gourmet meals and massage treatments.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Some of them stretched out on massage tables and let masseurs work the prerace tension out of their back and shoulder muscles.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

The report concluded that KFA staff reported the expenses under false pretences, claiming the money was used for food and drink or massages.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

About 30% of that total comes from add-on services such as massages and personal training sessions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

This year, attendees can sign up for free massages, red light therapy sessions, lymphatic drainage boots, and—thanks in part to a partnership with LEGO—partake in a series of analog “adult play” installations.

From Slate May 8, 2026

Guests can book robot massages for 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes or an hour for $1 a minute, making it more affordable than Wi Spa’s manual massage offerings.

From Los Angeles Times May 5, 2026

The disease had left Morrie without the ability even to wiggle his toes, yet he could still feel pain, and massages helped relieve it.

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom

It features whole leaves of romaine lettuce massaged by hand with a dressing of fresh garlic, lime, Worcestershire, soft-poached eggs and Cantabrian anchovies.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

The filler is then massaged to give an even look, which the patient continues as home.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Petty crimes dropped, as did homicides, according to official data, though some disputed the data as possibly massaged to benefit authorities.

From Barron's May 10, 2026

A soft hand takes the place of the towels at my feet and calves while warm oils are simultaneously dripped onto my hair and massaged into my scalp.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 20, 2025

A young girl playing on a cell phone as an older woman massaged the feet of a person I couldn’t see lying in bed, in Room 417.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds

Sound possesses power, whether you’ll be weary from dancing or blissed out from the frequencies massaging your nerves.

From Salon Jun. 5, 2026

Chen began by massaging my scalp for about 10 minutes, as I tried not to fall asleep.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 6, 2026

Standing around a kitchen island with a small group of other food writers, I pull on a pair of plastic gloves and begin massaging a bright red paste into wedges of cabbage.

From BBC Dec. 13, 2025

While Cyndee is massaging her sore feet on a bench, Bert strikes up a casual conversation with a young woman the next bench over.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 19, 2025

The Warden looked at Zigzag, who was still stretching and massaging his neck.

From "Holes" by Louis Sachar




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