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For starters, “Victory” is his daughter’s name, but both phrases are also a direct nod to the late Nipsey Hussle, who had the same words etched on his face.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Whatever the message was — a self-aware nod to Grande’s own struggles, a defensive reply to those saying she’s too thin, a criticism of blind idol worship — it was quickly lost.

From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026

In what could be seen as a nod to issues like trans rights and climate change, she said the party had the courage to stand up for what it believed in.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

He is “sincerely gobsmacked” by the double nod.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

“I’m so sorry about your mother,” Salzburg said, but all I could manage was a quick nod.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Douglas nods in agreement before adding: "We want the shows, we want the numbers, we want the awards, we want the love and we want the success."

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

Die-hard “Big Bang Theory” viewers will revel in the nods to the original show — it is replete with them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

‘The Pitt’ and ‘Hacks’ topped the list while ‘Pluribus’ and ‘Widow’s Bay’ also got multiple nods.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

Conversely, Colbert’s fandom can take heart in the nine Emmy nods “The Late Show” scored for its final run of episodes.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

He nods to my Tigers cap as I walk up.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

Baker smiled widely, nodded his head, greeted Ortiz in Spanish, chuckled and walked over to Ortiz and Vladimir Guerrero, giving each of them hugs and pats on the back.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

He nodded to the families of “children who are not coming home, members of a very terrible club that I am a member of myself.”

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026

Dan Thomas, Reform's Welsh leader, nodded as Martin made his contribution, but the remarks were greeted with gasps from Plaid Cymru and Labour members.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

I nodded, but I’d have been lying if I said I hadn’t come for the lynx—or pretended that the distant views through the scope on day one had been entirely satisfying.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

I nodded, picked up the basket, and skirted around the boys to head inside.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

The story ends with the professors nodding their heads gravely and praising Ticky’s humility, which, to the reader, might appear rather pompous.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Madonna looks at a world where “no one wants to go outside,” nodding at the ways the COVID-19 pandemic broadly increased our isolation and made people more fearful of reality and each other.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026

Classic cars and marching bands crept along parade routes, nodding to the nostalgia-tinged mid-century that has come to dominate the notion of “a better time.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026

"In the afternoon it becomes really intolerable, because this is reclaimed swamp," he said, nodding to Washington's geography.

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026

Lou Ann keeps nodding as if the motion of her head is pumping this information into her brain.

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