gestures

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The point: People will remember physical gestures and personal details.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The study described these subtle gestures as part of a shared motor skill developed through years of advanced piano training.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

The best likely outcome for investors: Symbolic gestures that steady the relationship and preserve, and possibly extend, the detente reached last fall.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Nella celebrates Hazel’s hire, viewing it as proof that Wagner is finally living up to its promise to prioritize diversity after years of empty gestures.

From Salon • Sep. 13, 2023

In response to Andre, Dad lifts his hand and gestures around the mostly empty parking lot.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller