handshake
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I swaddled it in paper and successfully completed my introductions with a non-moist handshake.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
As he finished helping a fellow trainee gear up, one paratrooper wished another good luck with a firm handshake.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
"A special handshake marked their friendship and closeness," they continued.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
“This first album to me is really a handshake, a ‘nice to meet you,’ this jambalaya of Detroit sounds.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
Neither do I speak to turtles or greet friends with a nontraditional handshake.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
Following the anthems, the two teams did not line up for the traditional handshakes.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
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
Once Wrobleski’s job was done, he paced in the dugout, interrupted once in a while by a hug or handshakes from a teammate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 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
There are handshakes all around, pats on the back, before the father is escorted away.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
