handshake

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It was on the South Lawn, too, where Bill Clinton hosting the 1993 Oslo Accord handshake between Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Xi walked out by himself to greet Trump with a handshake, not the “big, fat hug” Trump earlier said he was expecting.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The visit will feature a "friendship photo" and handshake with Xi.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

“How will they greet one another? With a handshake, a hug or a scowl? These are the dramas that the political nerds like myself love to look for,” Sadhwani said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

His embarrassment would have pleased me, but once he recovered, there would be that awkward period that sometimes culminates in a handshake.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris