salute
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The changing-of-command ceremony was memorable, including 17-gun salutes for each of the outgoing and incoming admirals and a 19-gun salute for my new friend, the CNO.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Fritz, who was playing his third final of the season, collapsed to the court when it was done before rising to salute the crowd.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
He received a royal salute before inspecting a guard of honour of soldiers from the Royal Company of Archers, who serve as the King's ceremonial bodyguard in Scotland.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Angèle’s narrative never catches fire and while Anei is striking as Ada, that section of the film feels slightly patronizing, reducing this immigrant tale to yet another strained salute to perseverance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
He shot a quick nod to the two of us and ran his finger along the side of his nose as if giving a miniature salute.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
Max Medellin, 12, of Troop 10 from Reseda salutes.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026
The soldiers were buried on Sunday in coffins draped in the Indonesian flag during military funerals with gun salutes.
From Barron's ● Apr. 5, 2026
The players snapped salutes at each other after great plays.
From Salon ● Mar. 18, 2026
Yeats; in another he salutes Allen Ginsberg and other Beat poets; in a third he devotes the entirety of the piece to Arthur Rimbaud.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
Amandla! and fists clenched in black power salutes.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
Albon and Palmer should be saluted both for their attempt to train a historian’s lens on an important, previously underexamined subject, and for their engagement with real examples of children’s eternal ability to surprise you.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Duckett punched the air, yelled to the sky and saluted the England dressing room.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Cheering crowds waved Chinese flags at a farewell ceremony ahead of the launch, while a band played and the three astronauts saluted on stage.
From Barron's ● May 24, 2026
Sometimes a junior constable walked into the frame and saluted her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
Guards in various states of armor saluted them.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
And so, as these fighters walked stone-faced to the octagon, we bore witness to the revolting spectacle of the troops saluting fighters.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
“We’re feeling the AGI here,” host John Coogan said with a smile, before saluting goodbye to Fidji Simo, OpenAI’s newly annointed chief executive of applications.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
He was three years old when a photographer captured him saluting his father’s casket, and for many years, that was how most of America pictured him.
From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2026
Pistons coach JB Bickerstaff singled out Reed for praise, saluting the 26-year-old's readiness to slot into the starting line-up seamlessly.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
“Yes, sir,” I say, saluting with the akrafena.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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