nipple
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Only one, located at 9 o’clock and close to the nipple, slightly concerned Margolies, even though it hadn’t changed in size or shape.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
In 2022, Timothée Chalamet wore striking a backless red top at Venice Film Festival, and at the 2023 Grammys Harry Styles freed the nipple in a plunge harlequin jumpsuit.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2025
“That’s it!” the nurse exclaimed, as another nurse hurried my newborn up to my nipple.
From Salon ● Jan. 19, 2024
The newborn kitten quickly uses its nose to navigate toward the nearest nipple and get its first sip of nourishing colostrum and milk.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 2, 2024
But when she tried to put the rubber nipple in Cari’s mouth, the baby spat it out.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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Given that many mammal species have litters, many nipples were required to nurse rapidly growing beasts in a world still full of strange, often immense reptiles.
From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2024
Mazakpwe cited a range of lactation issues mothers can face, from sore nipples to babies born too sick or too weak to suckle and stimulate milk production.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2024
Joker has always been more fun to watch than a flying bat with rubber nipples anyway.
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2024
"Since then I've been through two reconstructions which have been really difficult. I was left with no nipples and I thought 'OK. That's fine. I still look normal'," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2023
I kneeled down and pressed the palm of my hand against the pig’s belly above the nipples.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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