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“A big hug to all the friends, neighbors, teachers, and people who have made it such a wonderful place to raise our family,” she wrote in an Instagram caption.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
"To the sister Republic of El Salvador, which has played a vital role in our fight against crime, dear President Bukele, I send you a huge, heartfelt hug," Fernandez told reporters at the inauguration.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
The Ukrainian president was greeted with a hug from Burnham, cheers from civil servants and a rare honour guard as he arrived in Downing Street.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Every minute is important, not just on stage, but in life, so I like to hug them with my words.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
I hug her goodbye, and Avery grabs my hand.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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It’s a friendly competition—think CrossFit with mind puzzles and group hugs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Oman sits across the Strait of Hormuz from Iran, and ships seeking to skirt Tehran's restrictions have recently been taking a route that hugs the Omani coast.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
Andrew Scott was a genial presence around Telluride, bringing hot-priest energy to brunches and getting hugs from Oprah.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
At a meeting later that month, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hugs and kisses him and tells everyone “how great I am.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
We give him and Grandma hugs, and we reluctantly leave.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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All four hugged O'Lali in the dock after their sentences were passed and before O'Lali was placed in handcuffs.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
We hugged goodbye as she packed her boxes, labeled “One World Trade Center.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
"She hugged me and started to cry. My mind just stopped working."
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
Fong wept as the unanimous verdicts were read out and hugged family and friends after being released from the dock.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
So much had happened to him that it seemed days, not hours, since he had patted Star and murmured to her, since he had hugged Annad and kissed his mother good-bye.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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Schwarzenegger and Newsom piled praise upon each other during the Wednesday afternoon discussion, hugging at the end.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
A picture of Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband hugging a child in Ukraine is captioned on his "fury at Putin".
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
While he said “I can’t walk into a room without hugging and shaking hands and talking to everybody,” Simmons also noted that Elanco isn’t necessarily “a warm and fuzzy place.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
As he spoke, mothers in the back rows swayed from side to side, hugging exhausted toddlers who had missed nap time.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
The trouble was I had to share the hugging with Mutti and Karli.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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