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kiss

[kis] / kɪs /




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He blew a kiss to the fans and waved his hand toward them, prompting cheers from the crowd.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Acton has said the last time she saw her mother was in the courtroom after her stepfather was charged, when her mother rebuffed her kiss.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

It said a review of "kiss and fly" fees would be "music to the ears to drivers".

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

On his first visit, he gave Mom a kiss and a hug—a huge relief.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

“I have been to five countries. I can speak Penguin. I didn’t kiss Hank Hooperman.”

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

She created a headache for Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez when she crossed the U.N. chamber to greet him while he was on the phone, exchanging kisses and a few words.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Shatner and Nichelle Nichols, a Black actress who played Lieutenant Uhura, made history in 1968 with one of the first interracial kisses ever seen on US television.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

Then he kisses kitty on the cheek and reintroduces him as Maní – the Spanish word for peanut.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026

It makes the standing areas feel intimate - more like a club show than a stadium concert - with Styles zipping around the borders, blowing kisses and posing for cameras throughout the night.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

Henek jumps to his feet and kisses both my cheeks, which is a surprise.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

Upon accepting her Oscar for supporting actress for the film, the nine-months pregnant Saint kissed the statuette and joked, “I may have the baby right here.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Known for creating an indelible VMAs moment when she kissed Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera onstage during a 2003 medley, Madonna also opened the show with her first performance at the event since that night.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

After scoring the third goal, winger Jack Moylan held up and kissed a black armband the Republic of Ireland players were wearing "in recognition of all lives lost in the conflict".

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

A second complainant told jurors he had kissed Bowen in a café after being "goaded" into it by other boys.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

She had just kissed him, a foolish thing that he might in time forget, but not half as fast as she would have liked.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

There was also the concern of how will we look kissing because we’re both very tall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

But jet fuel and diesel are the kissing cousins of the energy world, both coming from the same middle-distillate group at the refining stage.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Relatives crouched on the floor to say their final goodbyes to loved ones, kissing the faces of the dead between sobs.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

“Happy wife, happy life,” Monfils said after kissing his doubles partner to celebrate their second victory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

“Well, not the kissing part. That’s just a figure of speech....”

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein


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