salaam
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Among the highlights of the show was La Bohème, a salaam to the Parisian neighbourhood Montmartre – and an Aznavour signature tune.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 2, 2018
Villagers greeted his mother, Raja Begam, with a respectful salaam.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2017
On Wednesday, the Kennedy Center named a half-dozen celebrities who will skewer and salaam before the die-hard stand-up comedian and retired “Tonight Show” host.
From Washington Post
Gordon loves the “We’re not worthy” line that Wayne and sidekick Garth salaam to Cooper in the film.
From Newsweek
"And salaam to you, too, Ada," I said.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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The book's only egregious fault is its beginning: there, the author salaams toward Oxford, Miss., as almost every new Southern writer has done for two decades.
From Time Magazine Archive
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There were salaams from the benches as people I knew from masjid inquired about Mama and Baba, told me that du'as had been made for their health, and asked if I needed anything.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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I say salaams to Nuah and good-bye to Tats and lie on the couch with my eyes wide open.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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She follows me to the door, so I turn and kiss salaams on her cheeks, to disarm her from further questions.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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Okay, give my salaams to your parents, and I will talk to you later.”
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
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It was a Mecca to which diplomats either made pilgrimages or salaamed.
From Time Magazine Archive
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One Teheran elector dropped his ballot in the box, then salaamed deeply three times to the container.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Italians still salaamed to his face on screens, his name on walls, but there were certain new mental reservations in their reverence.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Gaining the steering-well he drew himself up and salaamed.
From The Wireless Officer by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman
Whereupon he salaamed and departed, quickly losing himself among the many turbans in the street.
From Caravans By Night A Romance of India by Harry Hervey
In desperation, newsmen formed a crescent on Rita's lawn, fell to their knees, salaaming and pleading.
From Time Magazine Archive
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They were brought into camp whimpering and salaaming, and became embarrassingly grateful when it was made clear to them that they were not to be tortured or killed, but set free.
From The Unveiling of Lhasa by Edmund Candler
The mosque was so crowded that we could see many Moslems kneeling and salaaming on the streets outside the doors.
From Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft by Oscar S. Straus
As he made his way out of the banqueting hall, a score of noblemen, captains of thousands, over-eunuchs, and more trailed at his heels, salaaming, fawning, congratulating, offering all manner of service.
From A Victor of Salamis by William Stearns Davis
An elderly white-clad butler stood salaaming at an open door, and Jan followed him.
From Jan and Her Job by L. Allen (Lizzie Allen) Harker
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