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Let’s hope the Continent’s leaders don’t hit the snooze button again.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

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

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

Participants therefore had to recognize that the associations had changed, learn the new ones, and respond with the correct button using the appropriate hand and finger.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026

Miss Buckner pressed the button marked B. The elevator descended with a loud hum, clicking at each passing floor.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

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

Scan a QR code, tap a few buttons and the money moves instantly.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

He’s found a workaround for other annoyances: Sticking pieces of tape to the display so he can find critical buttons by touching them, instead of looking.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

It’s visiting elements that can penetrate your soul and stay with you and inspire you or push buttons or make you angry or make you happy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

When he shifted to dip his pen in the inkwell, the sunlight caught the gold buttons on his uniform jacket and made them glint like blades.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

The dispute is by no means buttoned up, with the case heading into a second phase of arbitration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

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

He gets a lot of credit for bringing personality to a very buttoned up and scripted media.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025

She put her dress on and Versh buttoned it.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

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

Today, his home-run gait around the bases would be wobbly, and his right fist pumps would be shaky, and afterward he might need help in the locker room buttoning his shirt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2025

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

I stopped buttoning and grabbed them up, fumbling with them, unable to think what to do, how to hide them.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd