gesture
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“That’s big time,” Carr said Wednesday of Doncic’s kind gesture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
They described their move as a "gesture of fair play" as Mamore would progress through to the final, and Uberlandia will instead focus on the third-place match.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
In Guyana on Friday, he visited a site of execution of local people during British colonial rule, pausing to reflect in a gesture seen as indicating his awareness of that past injustice.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026
That same gesture doesn’t work on the Duo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
He made a short gesture with his hand, as if it was so long ago that there was no point in telling it all again.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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He then gestures to the theater around us, “That’s the intention here.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
Rather than making the tributes a prominent part of the ceremony, the couple chose quieter gestures that carried personal meaning.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
For Bell, Ms. Fitzharris writes, “every patient was a text to be studied. Symptoms could divulge secrets, gestures could disclose clues” and minutiae help determine the prognosis of disease.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Researchers say their findings highlight the vital role facial movements play in human communication, alongside language and gestures.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Because ever since that doctor swooped in, with his grand gestures and his medical language and his coffee breath, I’ve checked out.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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As he was lifted, he gestured OK and even formed a little half-heart with one hand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 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
During an appearance on the Bush Deep podcast, Albanese gestured near his chest while referring to the crown melons, calling them "pretty strange" gifts that "ended up being quite good".
From BBC ● 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
Muttering to himself, Mr. Elives gestured to the dragon, and then shuffled out of the room.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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But on Sunday in Mexico City, 73 years of exasperated gesturing came to an end when Kimi Antonelli became Italy’s first F1 world champion since Alberto Ascari in 1953.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
“I think I’ll have one of those,” I said, gesturing toward the other table.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
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
"Instead of water, oil comes out," said retired military officer Hector Valero Balestrini, gesturing toward a hillside where crude oozes naturally from the ground.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
“Not right away, honey. You’ll probably feel a little sore for a few days afterward, but not while you’re here. Now,” she says, gesturing with the mold, “open up.”
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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