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Though the intercom button is intended for use in emergencies, inmates were using it “for pretty much any reason to get the deputies’ attention,” according to court documents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

In one, he took control of a camera by repeatedly pressing a button.

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

Those responses included pressing a button using either the index or middle finger on either hand.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026

First he took out his dad's shaving cream and pushed the button on top so that it foamed out into his hand.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

The car did not have door handles and the electronic buttons meant to open the doors failed to work, according to his lawyers from The Veen Firm.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 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

Neatly labeled drawers hold hand fans, plastic snakes, buttons, buckles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

Vehicles now have too many buttons, switches, levers and touch-screen options, which are highly distracting for drivers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

He looked handsome in his prince costume: black velvet pants and a royal white tunic with gold buttons.

From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene

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

As he buttoned up a professional baseball uniform for the first time in his life, he understood that he was becoming the guinea pig in an experiment that has the whole industry watching.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025

I think I hold the most back when I’m interviewing people on the red carpet, because I know I have to be buttoned up, and it’s about them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2025

He pulled on his underwear and buttoned his shirt hurriedly.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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

It can get worse over time and make daily activities like buttoning a shirt difficult.

From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2024

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

“Maybe if they need help buttoning their pants, I’ll have them come out of the bathroom and I’ll help them, but that’s it,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 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