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potbellies

noun

plural of potbelly

as in bellies

an enlarged or bulging abdomen he began exercising to get rid of his growing potbelly and to improve his health

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Yes, otters — those adorable little scamps with nearly human faces that mostly lie on their backs at the surface, using their bellies as snack trays.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Our feet are sore, our bellies are full and our hands are sticky — there really were too many dessert items on the list this year.

— Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Aug. 2026

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And, apparently, the eerie pictures are turning people's stomachs.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Cue a litany of tough guys (and wannabe tough guys) coming for their dough — especially a giant, flawless diamond, which repeatedly changes hands (and stomachs) over the course of the film.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026

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Notable Much of the community-level pushback to data centers stems not only from energy concerns, but from mistrust of large corporations and a fear that small towns will get a bad deal, journalist Jasmine Sun wrote last month.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
That decision was part of the alternative budget that the City Council wrote and passed after Mayor Brandon Johsnson proposed a budget bringing back the city's corporate head tax for large corporations.

— Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

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