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Whatever the message was — a self-aware nod to Grande’s own struggles, a defensive reply to those saying she’s too thin, a criticism of blind idol worship — it was quickly lost.

From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026

"So it's kind of like a bit of a nod to him as well, like it's nice to do something with the land that he would approve of."

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

Films used ballet as a perfunctory nod to high culture, for instance employing the likes of George Balanchine to create brief numbers for films such as “The Goldwyn Follies” in 1938.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

That’s not a sentiment against true love; it’s more a nod to strained credibility and a feeling of general exhaustion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

She was supposed to nod and agree with me.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

I’ve loved the nods from people also wearing Knicks gear on their morning coffee runs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

There are opulent chairs, upholstered in pale yellow; a black and white print of a trawler that nods to Hull's fishing heritage.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

While trying to save the world, and facing new problems and threats along the way with pop culture nods aplenty, the quartet wind up in a hybrid genre.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

A more recent Apple TV sleeper, “Widow’s Bay,” netted 19 nods – one more than “Pluribus,” which racked up 18.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

Dara tells Grandmary that we’ll catch a ride with Ell, to which Grandmary nods, saying she’s getting a ride there early with Auntie.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

He nodded to the families of “children who are not coming home, members of a very terrible club that I am a member of myself.”

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026

Dan Thomas, Reform's Welsh leader, nodded as Martin made his contribution, but the remarks were greeted with gasps from Plaid Cymru and Labour members.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

I nodded, but I’d have been lying if I said I hadn’t come for the lynx—or pretended that the distant views through the scope on day one had been entirely satisfying.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

And Wrobleski nodded, as if in acceptance, before turning to watch the ball fly over the wall in center field for a solo homer.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026

Oliver nodded, and if he was surprised or disappointed, it didn’t show.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

The story ends with the professors nodding their heads gravely and praising Ticky’s humility, which, to the reader, might appear rather pompous.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Classic cars and marching bands crept along parade routes, nodding to the nostalgia-tinged mid-century that has come to dominate the notion of “a better time.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026

"In the afternoon it becomes really intolerable, because this is reclaimed swamp," he said, nodding to Washington's geography.

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026

But let's look at those record deals that did prove a hit - value for money, if you like, moves that would have money saving expert Martin Lewis nodding approvingly.

From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026

“We would all do well to be cautious, considering what happened to his mother,” Hadel said, nodding toward me.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff