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body

[bod-ee] / ˈbɒd i /








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One of the Games’ most popular characters was the “shy robot,” which went viral for a running style that makes absolutely no sense if you have a human body.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

The body was found on Saturday morning and was identified by the friend with whom she had been at a bar the previous evening.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Air flows so efficiently over his body that rivals complain that riding behind him offers almost no protection from drag.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Briton Norris said he believed governing body the FIA should take such incidents more seriously because of the impact it has on other drivers who are blameless, and the cost in terms of damaged parts.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

My body sways, becoming numb, inside and out.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Studland Bay Marine Partnership is made up of conservation charities, boating organisations, academics, statutory bodies, community groups and businesses, with the aim of restoring Studland's seagrass.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Researchers often found dirt and debris clinging to the animals, along with tiny parasites living on their bodies.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026

Strolling through the more than 50 exhibitors at this year’s edition, it’s sometimes clear why certain bodies of work have gone unremarked upon—as in science, not every artistic experiment yields a breakthrough.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

“It’s not up to us or these elected officials that are in these government bodies to just speak on behalf of our communities,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Kate’s and Maggie’s bodies were placed in a public vault due to lack of funds.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

But Colón’s instrumental preference changed once he heard the bodied timbre of Mon Rivera’s all-trombone brass lineup marching to a bomba beat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2026

He bodied down a redirected shot and Raymond didn’t hesitate to chase down the remains.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 19, 2024

And if I can do the same for other people whether they're disabled or able bodied whether that's in the film industry or in other aspects in life.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2023

But there has also been some debate about when regional endothermy evolved, and whether extinct species like the megalodon was warm bodied.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2023

Unlike the long-limbed, long­ bodied animals of the south that are cooled by dis­pensing heat on extended surfaces, all live things in the Arctic tend toward compactness, to conserve heat.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George

“I thought they really started bodying us on drives, bumping us on drives,” Willard said.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 8, 2023

Morgan controlled an overhead ball by bodying defender Clare Polkinghorne.

From Reuters ● Apr. 5, 2019

Notice the toughnesss--not just Iguodala and Green, but Barnes, Livingston, even Curry bodying up on Lebron?

From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2016

There is no other singer I can think of who is better or more practiced at bodying existential duress.

From The New Yorker ● May 5, 2016

The material world which we see and touch is but the symbol and bodying forth of spiritual relations.

From The Enjoyment of Art by Carleton Eldredge Noyes




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