bear hug
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After he grounded out in his final at-bat, Freeman enveloped him in an impromptu bear hug.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
I've posted it on social media and it shows me going over to give him a bear hug, but it is him who ends up lifting me off the ground.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
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
Trainer pushed a 6-foot par putt to the right of the cup to end it, with Lowry lifting a laughing McIlroy off the ground with a bear hug on the green.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2024
She gives him an awkward bear hug while Levi slips a harness and leash on him.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
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