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finger

[fing-ger] / ˈfɪŋ gər /






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The group had been examining the middle finger on Sasaki’s right hand.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

This model would carry the risk "that one level of government points the finger at another, and ultimately little gets done," he told Deutschlandfunk radio.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

Juventus attempted to sign Martinez earlier in the transfer window, but the deal collapsed because of concerns over a finger injury.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

The media hall monitor at the Poynter Institute wagged his finger, which someone actually pays him for.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

I opened my mouth to tell her I didn’t want to be in the show, but she whipped her finger up to hush me.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

And, notably, they eat Cane’s, whether it’s buying entire orders of just Texas toast or dunking their entire hand into a fountain cup of Cane’s Sauce and licking it off their fingers.

From Slate Aug. 24, 2026

The more Mitchell conjures joy and fear from thin air with the snap of his fingers, the more frustrating it becomes that audiences seldom get to experience summer fun at this caliber anymore.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

Particularly impressive were improvements in robotic hands, Sarkar said, wiggling his fingers.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

John’s left arm had atrophied, his hand now basically a claw, and two of his fingers were numb.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

He tried to bat him away with his fingers, but it didn’t work.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

"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

I looked over my plot, squatted down, and fingered the soil awhile.

From "Seedfolks" by Paul Fleischman

Chopin sought to convey these moods through explicit performing directions about fingering, pedaling and slurring.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 29, 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

For more than a decade, scientists have debated which animals alive today hail from that earliest sister, fingering two phyla as the most likely candidates: sponges and comb jellies.

From Science Magazine May 17, 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

A short chubby man appeared, fingering his glasses.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison




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