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In this light, posturing as sympathetic is an empty gesture, meant to encourage women into motherhood without actually helping them survive it intact.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

So far, North Korea hasn’t responded to Trump’s gesture or acknowledged the reduced nature of the drills.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

“Please vote against that. That would deter people from voting,” Becerra said, making a thumbs-down gesture.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

The MP said she was backed against the carriage doors and holding her hands out as a gesture "to say stop".

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

“Yes,” said Handsome, deeply moved, not just by his striking image in the mirror, but by the thoughtful gesture of Duane’s gift.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

The “Family Docudrama” series and much that followed read as something like autofiction, drawn from life but juiced up, rephrased, with gestures and incidents isolated and amplified.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

Then Fox got up, approached Eatherly and made gestures toward him.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

They could even convey the rules they had discovered through gestures or sketches.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026

First, top-tier American models must be released openly and regularly—not as one-time gestures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

With the help of a map, gestures, Spanish, and figures, Nat managed to learn a lot.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

He gestured at one point, a waved arm that suggested he wasn't over-burdened with runners ahead of him.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

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 a crowd of at least 40 people: “You’re not the only one. All these people are here because of StubHub.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Anyway, before we could respond, he gestured at a TV mounted on the wall, level with the highest shelves groaning with organic kibble and handmade toys, and sang out, “Because there he is!”

From Salon ● May 2, 2026

Every time she gestured, she left a trail of rose-scented powder.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

“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

Barzar said, gesturing for a customer in line to move to an open register.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Ostapenko grew annoyed as she was unable to hold in her first three service games of the second set, gesturing wildly and directing angry shouts towards her team.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

An image published on social media by Iranian embassies abroad put Ghalibaf centre stage in the Iranian negotiating team, looking animated and gesturing with his hand, as Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi busied himself with teacups.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

“Not a single person in that audience believes for a second that what I do up there is real,” he says, gesturing in the general direction of the stage.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern