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handshake

[hand-shayk] / ˈhændˌʃeɪk /








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I swaddled it in paper and successfully completed my introductions with a non-moist handshake.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

There was a cordial handshake between Xi and Modi, not the latter's signature hug.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

Already, Skubal’s joining in on pregame handshake lines and slapping the dugout railing in time to Roki Sasaki’s warm-up music.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

The first-day-of-work outfit has long been a carefully choreographed ritual, the professional equivalent of a firm handshake.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

He went in with a dap, handshake, shoulder bump that Isadora did not know what to do with.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

Black said he didn’t realize he had spent that much because after an initial written contract with Epstein, all subsequent payments had been agreed to by handshakes between the two men.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

Previous G-7s brought out the alpha in Trump, subjecting allies to barbs and white-knuckled handshakes and forcing other leaders to walk on eggshells.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

Residents in Goma - eastern DR Congo's biggest city - tell the BBC that basic public health measures, such as avoiding handshakes, limiting gatherings and regular handwashing, are widely ignored.

From BBC ● May 19, 2026

After warm handshakes and a warning about Taiwan from Xi Jinping on Thursday, the Chinese president and Trump were due to get down to brass tacks on Friday with discussions on trade, geopolitics and AI.

From Barron's ● May 15, 2026

Then he went back onshore, and there were handshakes and nods, all quiet, until he went back aboard and cast off.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt




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