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“Economic crisis, political crisis. Soccer is something that unites us. We say there’s no better hug than after Argentina has scored a goal.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
After he grounded out in his final at-bat, Freeman enveloped him in an impromptu bear hug.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Apparently, all he needed was a big, giant group hug.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
Nurses have been known to greet Moxi, as the robot is called by its maker Diligent Robotics, with a "good morning", a high five or even a hug.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Whenever I would cry about something or have a bad day, she’d hug me and I’d inhale that scent.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Tehran wants ships to go through the strait’s northern passage, which hugs Iran’s coast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
They were hugs of gratitude, encouragement and, above all, resignation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
More than a third of the 101 vessels that transited the strait used a lane that hugs the Iranian coast, according to commercial-ship tracker Kpler.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Following her concert in Mindelo, Ceuzany greeted fans and friends with hugs before people dispersed into the windy night.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
This is more like the reunion I imagined, full of apologies and tears and hugs that don’t last long enough.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
It echoed an attack two weeks ago that was aimed at shutting down traffic in a route that hugged the southern side of the waterway along the Omani coast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
"They cried, and they laughed and they danced, and they hugged and they kissed."
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Tehran has been angered by Oman's announcement of an alternative route through the strait that hugged the Omani shoreline, which Muscat said was in conjunction with the International Maritime Organization.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
When NBA Commissioner Adam Silver read Wagler’s name aloud, he hugged everyone at his table, walked between two smoke towers and grabbed a Clippers hat with a bedazzled team logo before shaking Silver’s hand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
Ben hugged her tightly, his arm never leaving her shoulders.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
I could watch videos of him hugging his mentor and former teammate Ronaldinho or Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni all day long.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
"It was incredible, my son and I were jumping up and down hugging each other singing Wonderwall - it was just a dream," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Iran insists ships transiting the strait pass through a corridor near its own shores, instead of the opposite side of the waterway, hugging the Omani coast.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
The surprising part is that Uganda’s aggressive control methods appear to have stymied the spread of the deadly virus, in part by prohibiting people from hugging or even shaking hands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
She sits with the case in her lap, hugging the neck of it to her chest.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
