gesture
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He was attacked as he joined the harvest as a symbolic gesture with Palestinians, for whom olives are an important cultural symbol.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
But while truckers appreciate the gesture, most dyed diesel is already committed by fuel distributors to the farmers and ranchers who are their regular customers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Her practice has long spanned painting, film and performance, using movement, gesture and culture to explore the body’s relationship to the landscape — and space.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
She’s up against seasoned actors and singers who know what they’re doing, whose every step, gesture and note resonates effortlessly.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
She’s trying hard to look furious, but the gesture is so funny that I can’t help giggling.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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But small gestures are often where hospitality lives.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
Rams coach Sean McVay said he spoke with his assistants after online videos appeared to show coaches taunting Eagles fans and making obscene gestures from a stadium booth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
“The question is ultimately about familiarity, affinity, and allyship—not as symbolic gestures, but as evidence accumulated over years of shared political struggle. It is a proxy for trust,” he wrote.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
Seo, who has an intellectual disability, struggles to form long sentences and can only communicate through brief words and gestures.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
He only knew the simpler gestures and some of the sound-shapes.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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Toward the end of the performance Raul stood and gestured to the crowd that they should stand and applaud.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
She gestured at it: “Treat me as though I were dead.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
He gestured over the barrier to a manicured plot with shady benches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Littler also gestured that Van Veen was a "cry baby" and the pair did not speak for multiple weeks.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
Clare gestured to the world around them, the prism of light deepening by the minute, the fitful winds blowing their fur in every direction.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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Prescott can then be seen speaking to a Cowboys security employee and gesturing in the direction of the other man.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
“I have accepted every single one of these debates,” said Hilton, standing behind a debate-style podium and gesturing at an empty one beside him with Becerra’s name on it .
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
"I remember that as a child I climbed up there, all the way to the main roof tile," former salt farmer Omer Hot said, gesturing at the seven-metre-high storehouse roof.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
Barzar said, gesturing for a customer in line to move to an open register.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Papa said, gesturing at the remaining bags—bags someone else in another barrack was surely missing—then shrugging.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
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