squat
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Katrina says she loves the communal aspect of guardianship, which is "somewhere between living in university halls, a block of flats and a fancy squat".
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Scouts who attended his matches saw a short, squat forward whose most impressive physical attribute was his substantial tush—not unlike another German World Cup hero of the 1970s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
In the lower-right corner of the picture lies Hofmann’s bluntly squat signature—almost like a kid might proudly do it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026
“I had to squat and kick my heels out, which, frankly, was not easy for me,” he said.
From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2026
I’m not lying: I added another forty-two squat thrusts before Coach Reed called time.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
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Strength training included exercises using weights or body weight, such as press ups, squats, and lunges.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026
He has them doing hip thrusts, banded side lunges, goblet curtsy squats and cable kickbacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
“I’m on a gym tour, baby! I wanna come to your gym. I wanna work out with you,” she said before launching into squats, push-ups and bicep curls.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
Strength-training exercises, such as wall squats or holding the plank position, are among the best ways to lower blood pressure.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
He squats by my side and his smell overwhelms me, a sign at least that I haven’t died of mortification.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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The device is squatter and wider than Samsung’s previous foldables.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
“At least I eat sometimes,” said Cedric Mnisi, 39, who lives in a squatter camp nearby.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
In “The Lady in the Van,” the tragedy of Smith’s odorous squatter Mary Shepherd is revealed only after her surprisingly touching death.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2024
The operation came days after police carried out a large-scale eviction at France’s biggest squatter camp in a suburb south of Paris.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
I told Mom she was the snootiest squatter I’d ever met, and that made her laugh.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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It is an imposing black puck of a building squatted over the most claustrophobic transit hub in America.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Many others throughout the country -- particularly around the capital Tirana and Albania's principal port, Durres, were simply squatted.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Others squatted on balcony steps or leaned against walls for the roughly 90-minute service.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
Hurts, who famously squatted 600 pounds while at Alabama, led all NFL quarterbacks with 14 rushing touchdowns during the regular season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2025
The Crochan squatted in its corner, black and baleful.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
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The anti-apartheid campaigner came to the UK in the 1980s to avoid conscription to the "apartheid army" where he became part of the "anarchist squatting scene".
From BBC ● May 10, 2026
Not far away, a prominent Berom chief, Gyang D Gwong, complains that Fulanis are squatting on his community's land and it has become too dangerous to farm.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2026
KeyBanc analyst Ashley Owens wrote in a Thursday noet that some Reddit reviews of a Valentine’s edition line of pants with a “scattered heart” pattern indicate that the fabric becomes see-through when bending and squatting.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 12, 2026
Some said the material of the Get Low leggings was too sheer to do much bending or squatting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
There was a frog on the brick walk, squatting in the middle of it.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
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