gestures

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The point: People will remember physical gestures and personal details.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The study described these subtle gestures as part of a shared motor skill developed through years of advanced piano training.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

“Full Phil” took about an hour to reveal its point — that parenthood makes you a glutton for punishment — and the jokes are more gestures at where a joke should be.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

In an industry that runs on hype and grand gestures, Canadian AI firm Cohere is charting a different course from Silicon Valley.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Ms. Blum was introducing their new project, speaking, as she always did, with grand hand gestures that Hazel used to find dramatic but now made her fear for the jars of paint.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu