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massage

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




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The remedial massage therapist's train was stuck at Horwich Parkway for more than 90 minutes.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

The highest percentage of failed programs is expected to be undergraduate certificates, especially for cosmetology, massage therapy and film.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Those new to Thai massage, popular not just in Thailand but around Southeast Asia, may be surprised by all of the stretching involved.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Stroll down, barefoot, and it’s a free shiatsu foot massage.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

I bent down and scratched his scruff, then gave him a fingernail massage up and down his back.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

She’s 25 and unemployed, and it’s unclear at first how she acquired the funds to splurge on an on-site cottage with a pool, 90-minute massages, and various forced-fun adventures.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 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

However, in February whistleblowing retired civil servants told the BBC that Mountbatten-Windsor charged taxpayers for excessive travel costs and massages while working in the UK trade envoy role.

From BBC May 21, 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

“We didn’t think it would be quite so rigid here,” Fulvia explains to us as she massages Plutarch’s shoulders.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

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

It was clear during the restart of his match that Shelton was not able to produce his usual high-powered serves — even before his left shoulder was massaged by a trainer.

From Seattle Times Jun. 1, 2024

Another study reported that orangutans on Borneo massaged themselves with Dracaena cantleyi, a plant with anti-inflammatory properties used by Indigenous people to treat sore muscles, joint pain, and swelling.

From Science Magazine May 1, 2024

Hours after giving birth, I sat in my hospital bed holding my newborn as a nurse massaged my breasts.

From Salon Jan. 19, 2024

Grandpop put his hands together, squeezed and massaged his fingers.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds

"This is the Zygopush," Marvin tells me, while pressing his thumbs directly under his cheekbones and massaging upwards towards his ears in an attempt to hollow out his cheeks.

From BBC Mar. 14, 2026

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

When you’re wringing billions of dollars in profits out of the sickly, you’ve got to put some money into massaging public opinion.

From Slate Mar. 3, 2025

The republic’s consuls and other officers became Augustus’ lapdogs, but he preserved their venerable offices and titles “with anxious care,” seeming to consult them and massaging their vanity.

From Salon Feb. 17, 2025

One is braiding her hair, and the other is massaging a tincture onto her arms and hands, which must be the source of the smell.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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