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In general, slapping the face and wagging the finger is getting less praise than it used to, possibly because it’s been done so many times.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

In an era when anyone can watch just about anything with a few clicks of a trackpad or taps of a finger, moviegoing has become more intentional than ever, especially with rising ticket prices.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

“I’m not trying to point a finger here, but it just didn’t happen,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Australia head coach Andrew McDonald said Green is "progressing well" from an abdominal injury, while Inglis has started batting again after suffering a broken finger.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

I looked up at him, still baffled, and he held a finger to his lips and silently slipped over the edge of the fountain and into the water, dragging me behind him.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

The camera only records his hands and fingers - his client's faces are blurred out.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Meanwhile, fingers are being pointed in multiple directions.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

At the new Shanghai store Super Zhuanzhuan, shoppers have to wear black gloves to avoid their greasy fingers touching the products.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

“Boys in the alleyway, fondling marbles in their chilblained fingers or plotting Hurley Burley: these would remain foreign to him,” writes Li.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

I pried her fingers loose, shut off the water, and drew her away from the puddle on the floor.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

"It's more a theme park than a shopping mall," Germany supporter Michael Karg, 48, said as he fingered through an A-Z list of restaurants on a digital directory.

From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026

So it didn't take long for Mr Freeman – legally known as Desmond Filby – to be fingered as the alleged culprit.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2025

They attacked France as a liar who had fingered Leasure to save himself.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2024

And while a species commonly known as "the rat flea" has been fingered as the main culprit in plague outbreaks, a species known as "the human flea" may play a secondary role.

From Science Daily ● May 1, 2024

With her hand in her pocket, she fingered the small scrap of woven cloth and pictured its colors in her mind.

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry

“What’s gone downhill is security,” Wilcox said, fingering Mali and Burkina Faso.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

"I tend now to play parts of chords, rather than fingering the whole damn thing. I use these shortcuts that would be a nightmare for a guitar teacher."

From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2023

She had a leopard scarf elegantly wrapped around her head and was fingering a glittering ring and staring blankly into the distance.

From Reuters ● Feb. 7, 2023

He looked away, fingering a frayed edge of the carpet.

From Salon ● Dec. 15, 2022

“Why would you so disgrace yourself in these rags?” she said, fingering the dress in disbelief before dropping it.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein