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In this light, posturing as sympathetic is an empty gesture, meant to encourage women into motherhood without actually helping them survive it intact.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

Decades later, Dalibor, now 44, was able to find the pair to thank them, saying the gesture had "meant a lot" at a time of great difficulty.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

So far, North Korea hasn’t responded to Trump’s gesture or acknowledged the reduced nature of the drills.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

“Please vote against that. That would deter people from voting,” Becerra said, making a thumbs-down gesture.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

Even so, her parents each made a shh! gesture when she attempted to speak.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Then Fox got up, approached Eatherly and made gestures toward him.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

They could even convey the rules they had discovered through gestures or sketches.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026

In some cases, bureaucrats resorted to ostentatious gestures and outright fraud, feigning adherence to unrealistic targets and masking underperformance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

U.S. midfielder Sebastian Berhalter gestures to fans after a 4-1 win over Paraguay.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026

She gestures to the broken glass, then turns around and disappears through a dark doorway.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

Toward the end of the performance Raul stood and gestured to the crowd that they should stand and applaud.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

She gestured at a crowd of at least 40 people: “You’re not the only one. All these people are here because of StubHub.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Anyway, before we could respond, he gestured at a TV mounted on the wall, level with the highest shelves groaning with organic kibble and handmade toys, and sang out, “Because there he is!”

From Salon ● May 2, 2026

That led to an angry reaction from the world champion, who gestured for the Dutchman to get on with it.

From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2026

Clare gestured to the world around them, the prism of light deepening by the minute, the fitful winds blowing their fur in every direction.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

"There is just so much of it," he said, gesturing toward piles of food parcels at the protest site in the Indian capital.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

Barzar said, gesturing for a customer in line to move to an open register.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Ostapenko grew annoyed as she was unable to hold in her first three service games of the second set, gesturing wildly and directing angry shouts towards her team.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

“Look, there’s no water. There’s no air. Everything’s poison,” he says, gesturing around him to this vast, broken world.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

“My name is Sergeant Moore, and this is my partner, Officer Vincent Childs,” he said, gesturing to the white cop.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro