gestures

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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

Sport, performance and culture, body language and even gestures are all used in the course and, until a few years ago, no language was taught at all.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Such gestures aren’t given to figures who are apathetic or indifferent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

The puzzled driver spoke to the bellboy in Russian and made concerned gestures toward his cargo.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood