hug
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“I go to give him a hug and he’s like, ‘Oh, you just took an Uber.’”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Reddington, looking upset, could be seen consoling his client, holding her in a side hug and rubbing her back as journalists left court.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
At one point, Middagh’s family came down to the sideline and he went over to hug everybody and chat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Then, outside the Long Beach courtroom, Gonzalez and Bustillos’ mother shared a tearful hug.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Mom comes over and pulls me into a hug.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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Oman sits across the Strait of Hormuz from Iran, and ships seeking to skirt Tehran's restrictions have recently been taking a route that hugs the Omani coast.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
Last summer, a record 23 cargo ships transited the Northern Sea Route, which hugs Russia’s north coast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
That dispute sparked the return to strikes last month, as Tehran refused to let ships travel any route other than one which hugs the Iranian coast.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
Eight-time British national champion Lucy Campbell wrote: "The world is going to miss that smile so much. Sending my love and hugs to you all."
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Teresita hugs me as soon as she sees us at the doorway.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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Roses are placed on the tables where supporters nibbled from snack plates, hugged, all smiles, and sipped from glasses of sparkling wine or beer.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
We hugged goodbye as she packed her boxes, labeled “One World Trade Center.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
"She hugged me and started to cry. My mind just stopped working."
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
Others hugged and held hands - one family member even embraced one of the prosecutors in the case.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
He could see only Jiller's as she reached him at last, swept him into her arms, and hugged him as though she would never let him go.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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As he spoke, mothers in the back rows swayed from side to side, hugging exhausted toddlers who had missed nap time.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
The U.S. military has provided some protection to tankers moving through the strait hugging Oman’s coast, and ship-to-ship transfers have been a growing way to get crude flowing out of the Middle East again.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Shakur's relatives held hands, some hugging and crying.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
“I was worried about getting a crazy neighbor, but you seem great,” she added, hugging me tightly and handing me a tray of sandwiches to share with my friends who were helping with the move.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
She won’t stop hugging me until I vow that I’m actually okay.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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