butt
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The whole thing had been a real pain in the butt for Bill.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
In fact, they responded with the sudden ferocity of a Zinédine Zidane head butt to the chest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
I have a 3-year-old beagle, and every once in a while he scoots around on his butt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Big no thanks when I know, eventually, you’ll just bring food right to me and let me sleep with my butt on your pillow at night.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
I wish she’d just butt out and leave me alone.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Most are believed to be accidental, with sparks potentially coming from construction work, faulty electrical equipment, cigarette butts and barbecues.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Taylor Swift fans have paid $25 for pieces of trash -- including cigarette butts and an ovulation test kit -- collected near the US pop queen's wedding to NFL star Travis Kelce.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
“I had firefighters work Wednesday afternoon, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. I talked to my incident commander, and he goes, ‘Chief, these guys are getting their butts kicked.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
They were bright green with pokey stinger-looking things on their butts, and they were as long as my index finger.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
Even with his bum arm, he’d probably do all the work while they sat around on their butts like they had today.
From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen
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