clasping
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Nearby, a news conference by the head of Pakistan's parliamentary health committee over the cause of the fire was interrupted by a distraught father clasping his palms together in a plea.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
On the coastal road at Playa Canizo, a man in a straw hat and sodden fatigues, clasping an equally wet suitcase, thrust out his left arm, hoping for a ride to safety.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2025
“He doesn’t know he was in a movie,” said Leonberg, clasping a happily wriggling Indy, who doesn’t register me on the other end of the Zoom interview.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2025
Crowning it all is a tender portrait — three small hands clasping hers, a portrait of family and togetherness etched in ink.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2025
Casting the pieces into the blaze he bowed and laid himself on the table, clasping the palantír with both hands upon his breast.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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