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Recent Examples of assesTough Guys Damon to break out a Boston accent than as part of a group of guys who keep getting their asses kicked?—Rima Parikh, Vulture, 10 May 2026 Never underestimate Americans and their will to sit their asses at home to eat Chinese takeout.—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026 The combined forces of our galaxy amass a fleet to stop the Ori invasion, and promptly get their asses handed to them in a massive space battle that ends on a tense cliffhanger.—Daryl Baxter, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2026 The cats weave around my legs and begin to sniff each other’s asses.—Via Chronicle Books, Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026 In this week’s show, there were slinky fabrics and macho outerwear, and scraps of fur over jersey dresses clinging to terrific asses of all sizes.—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026 Of course, if the ask is for celebrities to show us their values, some of them will also show us their asses.—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 9 Feb. 2026 What’s disturbing is the rush to cover their asses and disparage the victim.—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026 Companies are rushing to commercialize research on tests to asses a baby’s risk of developing autism, but scientists say there is so far limited evidence to back their validity, according to the Times.—Joe Sobczyk, Bloomberg, 7 Jan. 2026
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donkeys
Noun
In Oatman, an old gold mining town, donkeys followed tourists along the boardwalks and into stores.
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Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii got its name from the donkeys that carried coffee beans down the mountains of Kona, Hawaii.