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The Europeans butt in: the British took over India; nobody ever managed to take over China, but China got roughed up by the imperialists.—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025 Public perception proves to be a regular hurdle, too, with his marketing chief Maya (Kathryn Hahn) shouting raunchy demands to make putting butts in seats that much easier.—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025 Large group tickets mean a discount for consumers and more butts in seats at the stadium.—Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025 Stop counting butts in seats and start counting wins.—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for butt in
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