finger
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Right-hander Roki Sasaki, who went on the IL last month with a blister on the middle finger of his right hand, threw a simulated game Wednesday afternoon and could return shortly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
With Jordan Cox keeping in place of Smith, who has a bruised finger, Robinson made the sort of start that made a two-day finish a real possibility.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
“Then he held his finger up to his lips.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
The team used single-cell sequencing, advanced image analysis and high-resolution 3D X-ray scanning to build a detailed map of human finger joints as they developed.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 5, 2026
‘You see the three bars above the middle finger? Those are lines of power, warding off evil’ She leaned closer.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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Yes, I’m hoping to see some Oscar contenders while I’m here and have my fingers crossed for a few movies I’ll be seeing shortly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
And in the weight room, Smith takes a break from squats and bench press to pump iron—with his fingers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Brennan, 21, held up four fingers to celebrate each of his four stage wins in his first Grand Tour.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
"Now, they can be counted on your fingers."
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
She was looking up at the teacher, her pencil swaying back and forth between her fingers.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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"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
She fingered the red coral pendant on her necklace - a gift from Percy when they started dating.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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Other remaining brand-name correspondents, including the ageless Lesley Stahl, for a while were feared to be fingering their rip cords too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 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
Lola kept fingering the broken part of her face as if she couldn’t stop.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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