gesture
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The candidate has said the gesture was a joke performed with a water bottle.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
Wednesday’s fan appreciation stuff was a swell gesture, as a start.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Even better, how about offering more leg room in all rows and eliminating middle seats as a gesture to the hoi polloi?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
She’s up against seasoned actors and singers who know what they’re doing, whose every step, gesture and note resonates effortlessly.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
Smiling weakly, the girl patted him on the head, a clumsy gesture that rattled his undead brain.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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Rather than making the tributes a prominent part of the ceremony, the couple chose quieter gestures that carried personal meaning.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
There are some special gestures, too: Flick a window to the side and it fills half the screen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Successful communication relies on a range of signals including speech, vocal tone, facial expressions and physical gestures.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
"These types of gestures are likely to be very well received even if they are insincere or tactical in nature."
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
He gestures around at the tents and the lights.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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As he was lifted, he gestured OK and even formed a little half-heart with one hand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
He gestured at one point, a waved arm that suggested he wasn't over-burdened with runners ahead of him.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
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
He gestured over the barrier to a manicured plot with shady benches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Miss Buckner gestured toward each department as she reeled off the names.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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But on Sunday in Mexico City, 73 years of exasperated gesturing came to an end when Kimi Antonelli became Italy’s first F1 world champion since Alberto Ascari in 1953.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
“I think I’ll have one of those,” I said, gesturing toward the other table.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
"You see the water there?" he said, gesturing at the Gulf separating the UAE from the coasts of southern Iran.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
He began shouting and gesturing toward Caballero, which led to the benches clearing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
“Us,” Twig said, gesturing between me and her and making her wannabe-intimidating sleepy-cat face.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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