gestures
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These symbolic gestures don’t directly address the longstanding theological barriers, but there has been some progress over the past several years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 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
But the film merely gestures to its own unfortunate place in history, without ever cementing it as a tragedy.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
The plaza is one of the museum’s most powerful gestures, creating much-needed civic room for Expo Park, and the city.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Grandpa smiles into the camera and gestures to Grandma’s departing form.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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