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It has cast the release of prisoners as a gesture of goodwill and reconciliation.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

"Donald, if you're listening, I am very grateful. It's a very good gesture," Carney said, calling Trump "a very good host."

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

If you’re invited somewhere with your significant other, do as New York ceramist Shane Gabier does and get two bottles of wine—a gesture more generous than showing up with just one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

The plot, expanded from Thompson-Hernandez’s Sundance-winning 2022 short of the same name, is more like a gesture toward the family’s unspoken drama.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Salzburg lifted his hands in a gesture of helplessness.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

While there were many symbolic gestures, including Chinese pandas from President Xi, there were few big movements – although they committed to a six month extension of the tariff truce.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

“It’s on the Met and partners to meet the moment, not with token gestures around one exhibit,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

The “Family Docudrama” series and much that followed read as something like autofiction, drawn from life but juiced up, rephrased, with gestures and incidents isolated and amplified.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

Silent cinema performers used their whole bodies — eyes, gestures, poses — as narrative devices.

From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026

He gestures to the velvet sofa Helen had tried to make me sit on earlier.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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

He gestured toward his wife, who stood behind a counter usually filled with premade food such as enchiladas and chiles relleno.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 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

As soon as Auntie Matchmaker saw me, she grinned and gestured to the back of the store with her walking stick.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

"Instead of water, oil comes out," said retired military officer Hector Valero Balestrini, gesturing toward a hillside where crude oozes naturally from the ground.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

"I'm happy for Kimi, of course. But I'm not supporting him like Ferrari, because Ferrari is up there," Thomas adds, gesturing high into the air.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

He began shouting and gesturing toward Caballero, which led to the benches clearing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

"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

“Now I live surrounded by the memory of my mistakes,” he said, gesturing at the mirrors that accompanied him.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi