handshake
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I swaddled it in paper and successfully completed my introductions with a non-moist handshake.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Already, Skubal’s joining in on pregame handshake lines and slapping the dugout railing in time to Roki Sasaki’s warm-up music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
As he finished helping a fellow trainee gear up, one paratrooper wished another good luck with a firm handshake.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
It was an unveiling that started with a handshake.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
It was a quick handshake and a “See ya soon.”
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
While unedited video feeds of those scenes circulated internationally, prime-time broadcasts within China relied on carefully edited montages, highlighting the wave at the cabin door, formal tarmac greetings and archival handshakes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Following the anthems, the two teams did not line up for the traditional handshakes.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
We have a long goodbye routine, which involves about 25 different secret handshakes and poses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Once Wrobleski’s job was done, he paced in the dugout, interrupted once in a while by a hug or handshakes from a teammate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Then he went back onshore, and there were handshakes and nods, all quiet, until he went back aboard and cast off.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
