handshake
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Dylan played four songs including Knockin' on Heaven's Door, and reportedly climbed the stage mid-set to greet John Paul with a handshake and exchange a few words.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
A few days after the handshake, the plot against Fairford proceeded.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
I swaddled it in paper and successfully completed my introductions with a non-moist handshake.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
“I also have been making it one of my biggest points this camp to make a handshake with every single one of them,” Jordan said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The handshake: They grab hands, shake, shake, slide, finger grip, shake, shake.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
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While unedited video feeds of those scenes circulated internationally, prime-time broadcasts within China relied on carefully edited montages, highlighting the wave at the cabin door, formal tarmac greetings and archival handshakes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 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
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
Instead, during every waking moment from breakfast until bedtime, she drilled the children on all they had learned in preparation for the big event: table manners, proper introductions, handshakes, bows, and curtsies.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
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