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He was permitted to leave China in 1990, thanks to the intervention of former President Richard Nixon, who convinced Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping that this humanitarian gesture would improve U.S.-China relations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

The pre-match gesture also highlighted the differing approaches among players and clubs to the Ceuta campaign.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 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

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

With a gesture of his hands the little man invited us into a small room in back of the shop and gave us chairs.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Reporters in the room could not hear the exchange, but the BBC saw exasperated facial expressions and gestures from Clancy's lawyer.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

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

From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026

First, top-tier American models must be released openly and regularly—not as one-time gestures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

She pays attention to how the actor’s mannerisms change when they are in action — how they walk, which foot they lean on and other subconscious physical gestures.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

These unconscious gestures, like their bodies were speaking to each other—Yes, you are here and I am here.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu

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 it: “Treat me as though I were dead.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

He gestured over the barrier to a manicured plot with shady benches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

Littler also gestured that Van Veen was a "cry baby" and the pair did not speak for multiple weeks.

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

Lily gestured to a door and Cat stepped inside.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

"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

Lavie appeared in a jailhouse-yellow shirt and blue pants and looked distressed throughout the hearing, nodding and gesturing to friends at times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 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

"We want to push justice to investigate," he says, gesturing to the towering new buildings surrounding Tirana's central Skenderbeg Square.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

More people in the crowd began shouting and gesturing as well.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia