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In court, he claimed the payment had been a goodwill gesture to a woman down on her luck.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

It was a subtle gesture, but by the rigid standards of Chinese leadership optics, it was remarkable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

The gesture inverted one of the most familiar images in the history of the U.S.-China rapprochement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

“I’m trying to find some consensual way into it, but I eventually just need to perform the romantic gesture of doing what feels right and what comes naturally to me.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

He made a grand gesture with his arms, as if presenting the main course of a decadent meal.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

“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

The plaza is one of the museum’s most powerful gestures, creating much-needed civic room for Expo Park, and the city.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Identity isn’t just in one’s politics or favorite foods; it accrues in little things, glances and gestures and bits of wordless self-expression.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

She gives the worst of the worst gestures she’s learned from Grandpa Ed—index fingers stuck aggressively out.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

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

During an appearance on the Bush Deep podcast, Albanese gestured near his chest while referring to the crown melons, calling them "pretty strange" gifts that "ended up being quite good".

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 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

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

"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

"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

I changed tone of voice, facial expression, gesturing with hands, not gesturing with hands.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen