gesture
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Trump said on social media that the move was "a wonderful gesture of mutual respect".
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Succession actor Jeremy Strong plays Zuckerberg as a "full-on villain", according to a review in the Hollywood Reporter, "stoically arguing that even the slightest gesture of responsibility is anathema where money is concerned".
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
I will never forget that kind gesture and frequently relate the experience to others who may have a mistaken impression of Justice Thomas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Xi has also long held Peng’s hand during official occasions, an unusual gesture for a Chinese leader that state media has highlighted as a sign of the couple’s devotion to each other.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 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
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Rams coach Sean McVay said he spoke with his assistants after online videos appeared to show coaches taunting Eagles fans and making obscene gestures from a stadium booth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
“The question is ultimately about familiarity, affinity, and allyship—not as symbolic gestures, but as evidence accumulated over years of shared political struggle. It is a proxy for trust,” he wrote.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
But the film merely gestures to its own unfortunate place in history, without ever cementing it as a tragedy.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
His earlier paintings often seem hard-won, made with a heavy hand, but as Hans Namuth’s well-known film of Pollock at work reveals, delicate gestures and dance-like movements translated into fluent drawing in the drip paintings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
She told us a wonderful story that day, made even more real by her gestures and changing voices to match the different characters.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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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 then gestured to people behind the camera, saying "come on, let's go", before standing up and walking off the set.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 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
He gestured through the door, and everyone filed in.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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"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
“I have accepted every single one of these debates,” said Hilton, standing behind a debate-style podium and gesturing at an empty one beside him with Becerra’s name on it .
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
He began shouting and gesturing toward Caballero, which led to the benches clearing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Under the stone arch, Nico di Angelo was holding his black Stygian iron sword, gesturing at Frank to hurry.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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