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The 20-year-old Diaz threw Lawler off his game in the opening minutes with an open-handed strike that came to be known as the Stockton Slap after Nate emulated it later.

From Seattle Times Sep. 24, 2021

Its subtle, calming smell of English rose, Champagne, and peony manages to hint at spring, without giving an open-handed slap to my sinuses.

From Slate Nov. 29, 2019

There’s “the OK” – slightly effete, open-handed, with the thumb and forefinger pinched together and the wrist cocked and loose.

From The Guardian Jun. 23, 2017

The army remained "open-handed to receive LRA defectors who abandon violence", he said.

From BBC Dec. 11, 2013

I would be valiant, open-handed, frank, and pure of heart, courteous — the soul of chivalry.

From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz




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