handshake

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Except the two coaches had in fact met for a handshake before the game—and it was caught on camera.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Close friends dining across the room from each other might exchange a wave or a quick handshake, but unsolicited business pitches go against the restaurant’s unwritten code of conduct, members say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

It would take more than two years of round-the-clock campaigning just to give each and every one a quick handshake.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

Fury said with a grin, and the pair closed it out with a handshake.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Dylan does a better job controlling his emotions and gives the chief a firm handshake.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston