palm
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"He rocked the crowd. He had the crowd in the palm of his hand. He still does it on the television, and he's the reason that most people watch The Voice," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
If you have a palm tree, have a professional remove dead fronds before storms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
It was based on the profile picture of the couple’s shared Facebook account, but Walters had swapped out palm trees for three Christian crosses and the American flag rippling in the breeze.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Find insight on gold futures, palm oil, South32 and more in the latest Market Talks covering Basic Materials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The woman took his palm, spat on it—he flinched, but she hung on to it— rubbed it with her thumb, and began to croon.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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Around half of the date palms here have no fruit at all.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
As the men spoke softly, one of them spun a small shaft on a flat piece of wood, sliding his palms back and forth and made a small fire that quickly built into a flame.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
Referred to as “pretiola,” meaning “little rewards” in Latin, their twists were meant to look like arms crossed in prayer, with the palms of each hand touching the opposite shoulder.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2026
While the other candidates pressed their palms against the podiums, ready to pounce on every question, Becerra clasped his hands like an altar boy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
Junior flicks his wrists, and fireballs appear in his palms.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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It was his hard work that won the ball back for Arsenal's opening goal and his cross was palmed into Saka for the second.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Emily Bowen and Mathew Mariani felt their worries were "palmed off" but it turned out baby Esme had a serious heart defect that needed surgery.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
Anthony Gordon scored four times in Newcastle's 6-1 rout of Qarabag and the England forward threatened an immediate equaliser with a stinging strike that Gianluigi Donnarumma palmed away.
From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026
That goal looked to have sealed the points from Juve but Baldanzi quickly halved the deficit after Michele Di Gregorio palmed away Evan Ferguson's low drive.
From Barron's ● Dec. 20, 2025
Brit-Brat palmed both of Deja's shoulders and looked in her eyes all serious.
From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds
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"For me, it's ridiculous," the goalkeeper added, taking a break from palming away shots struck by friends wearing colorful Brazil and Barcelona jerseys.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
“But you, my darling, my beautiful, my wickedly talented Idina Menzel,” he continued, palming her cheeks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2024
In a free-flowing first half, Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya made a great save in the 38th by diving to his right and palming away a shot from Brennan Johnson after a quick counter by Spurs.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 24, 2023
He was called into action in the opening minute of the half as he saved Johann Berg Gudmundsson's shot before palming away a Roberts effort 10 minutes later.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2023
“I just can’t seem to do it,” he said, palming the steering wheel.
From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds
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