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kiss

[kis] / kɪs /




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Santos sarcastically thanked Kalshi for his ban, tweeting “Let’s see how much longer you guys are around for” with a kiss mark emoji.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026

She also suggests a "goodbye ritual" with your child to practise separation, such as blowing a kiss.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

Sealed with a kiss and delivered with a snarl, the band closed its rip-roaring set with the anthemic battle cry of “Rebel Girl,” and were flanked onstage by a few lucky young fans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

Outside the courthouse, they embraced one another with a deep, 10-second kiss in front of a pack of journalists and onlookers.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

Even Ana is acting weird, like she thinks I might surprise her with a kiss while she’s eating her grilled cheese sandwich.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

The major gimmick is to trot out surprise Marvel characters for applause moments, like guest stars blowing air kisses to the crowd on a variety show.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Shatner and Nichelle Nichols, a Black actress who played Lieutenant Uhura, made history in 1968 with one of the first interracial kisses ever seen on US television.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

Then he kisses kitty on the cheek and reintroduces him as Maní – the Spanish word for peanut.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026

If there’s any thought to adding an eighth wonder of the world to the current lineup of seven, I’d nominate the 1,100-mile treasure that kisses Oregon on one end and Mexico on the other.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026

“You just say that because she kisses up to you all the time,” Charles said.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

At 08:06 EDT, on September 11, 2001, Charles kissed Katherine goodbye from their New York City apartment for the last time.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Thiele: There was one where we kissed and one where we didn’t, where we just talked.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

The man went down on one knee and appeared to propose to the woman, before they kissed and embraced.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

Music: Penn kissed Madonna as the theme from “Chariots of Fire” played.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

Mom reached across Cat to hand the shark to Chicken, who kissed it with smacking sounds.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

After scoring the Republic of Ireland's third goal, Jack Moylan removed his armband and kissed it before kissing his team's badge.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

But jet fuel and diesel are the kissing cousins of the energy world, both coming from the same middle-distillate group at the refining stage.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Relatives crouched on the floor to say their final goodbyes to loved ones, kissing the faces of the dead between sobs.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

Her groundstrokes come in like major-league sliders and every shot seems to end up kissing a line.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

“Well, not the kissing part. That’s just a figure of speech....”

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein




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