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While Reid rode handcuffed in the back of the government vehicle, minutes away from their destination, one of the federal agents questioned Reid’s poking her nose into police affairs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
The police disguise thing—in my copy, I remember almost bumping my nose into that detail on my first or second draft.
From Slate • Jun. 17, 2025
Dr. Kroemer’s job, as he explained it, was to poke his nose into everyone else’s business, so long as he did not touch any of the equipment.
From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2024
He is fed with a tube that carries his food through his nose into his stomach, but since it was inserted six months ago, his mum Collette said he has struggled to breathe.
From BBC • Oct. 2, 2023
Dismay nuzzled his cold, wet nose into my neck and slurped my cheek with his sloppy tongue.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
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