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But that’s not a simple button the Dodgers can press, especially against pitchers of Sale’s caliber.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 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
It's just these days they can see it instantly if you hit that heart button on your feed.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
“It does this,” Pelicarnassus said, and pressed the red button.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
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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
When this was realised, the automated blue-flag system was disconnected and the FIA relied on marshals showing blue flags or pressing the buttons that operate the blue-light panels trackside.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 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
Vehicles now have too many buttons, switches, levers and touch-screen options, which are highly distracting for drivers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
There was a row of tiny black buttons, which had taken an eternity to fasten back at the fashion emporium in Washington, running all the way up my ankle.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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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
As he buttoned up a professional baseball uniform for the first time in his life, he understood that he was becoming the guinea pig in an experiment that has the whole industry watching.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
A black blazer, a white shirt buttoned to the top, and some manner of ill-fitting pants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2025
Artemis buttoned his designer jacket, pausing at the mirror to straighten his tie.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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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
It can get worse over time and make daily activities like buttoning a shirt difficult.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2024
His alleged infractions included not washing his face at a specified time and not buttoning his clothing properly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2024
A smart person would respond to Carroll's new court filing by buttoning up.
From Salon ● May 24, 2023
Ishmael stood there buttoning his coat with the fingers of his one hand.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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