kiss
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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
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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
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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
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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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