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salute

[suh-loot] / səˈlut /


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State media images showed Xi and Kim beaming as they shook each other's hand, with the Chinese leader receiving a lavish welcome ceremony with a red-carpet military salute and cheering crowds.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan were met at the airport by Kim in a red-carpet welcome complete with military salute and cheering crowds.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

He has a secret plan scheduled for Sunday to salute his mother.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

The obscure answer: the tiny Dutch Caribbean island of St. Eustatius, which returned a friendly American warship’s 13-gun salute on Nov. 16, 1776.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

He points at my hoodie, then does the Vulcan salute.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas




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