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bear hug



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Yvonne Carvalho, a 5-foot dynamo with oversize black glasses and purple MAC lipstick, greeted the nurse anesthesiologist with a bear hug and questions about her dating life and her daughter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

When Muncy finished rounding the bases, Mookie Betts wrapped him in a bear hug, while Teoscar Hernández showered him with a supersized serving of his sunflower seed celebration.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025

Giant lineman JC Latham did not get the memo though as he gave Goodell a huge bear hug after being drafted by the Tennessee Titans.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2024

JuJu Watkins shared a bear hug with Tommy Trojan.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2024

Then I grabbed him by the shoulders, kissed him loudly on both cheeks, and gave him a bear hug.

From "Bronx Masquerade" by Nikki Grimes




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