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salute

[suh-loot] / səˈlut /


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Despite these sobering realities, “The Madness Pill” is a celebration of scientific genius and a salute to the wild complexity of the brain.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Military personnel salute those who outrank them, but all military personnel, regardless of rank, salute Medal of Honor recipients.

From Slate Jun. 16, 2026

The King led his guards back to Buckingham Palace where a further salute took place.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

State media images showed Xi and Kim beaming as they shook each other's hand, with the Chinese leader receiving a lavish welcome ceremony with a red-carpet military salute and cheering crowds.

From Barron's Jun. 9, 2026

Instinctively I jerked to my feet in a kind of salute, but once I was standing I wasn’t sure what to do.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

Max Medellin, 12, of Troop 10 from Reseda salutes.

From Los Angeles Times May 23, 2026

"They gave a fitting response to those who dared to attack innocent Indians at Pahalgam. The entire nation salutes our forces for their valour," he said in a statement.

From Barron's May 7, 2026

The players snapped salutes at each other after great plays.

From Salon Mar. 18, 2026

Lastly, the haunting 2½-minute “Elegie” salutes Jimi Hendrix and is delivered in three verses: “There must be something I can dream tonight / The air is filled with the moves of you.”

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 25, 2025

“What will she do? What will be her passion?” your aunts would ask when they came over to cook on great holidays, which called for cannon salutes back home but meant nothing at all here.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat

Carlos Beltrán, Jeff Kent and Andruw Jones saluted those who helped them reach the National Baseball Hall of Fame during their induction Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Crowds lined the streets crying out "Long live the pope!" as Leo saluted the faithful from his popemobile before the mass.

From Barron's Jun. 7, 2026

During the meeting, D’Amaro saluted his predecessor and longtime boss.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 18, 2026

The team sang and saluted during subsequent matches.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 15, 2026

The Recruiters saluted uncertainly and left their posts, hurrying to catch up with the others.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

His final masterstroke—bullying the world into saluting his greatness by executing an incredible comeback—will once again remind him that the maw at the center of his being remains unfilled.

From Slate Jun. 11, 2026

“It was just us saluting to do it.”

From Salon Apr. 14, 2026

“We’re feeling the AGI here,” host John Coogan said with a smile, before saluting goodbye to Fidji Simo, OpenAI’s newly annointed chief executive of applications.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 3, 2026

One clip shows Kid Rock, whose real name is Robert Ritchie, standing poolside next to a replica of the Statue of Liberty, clapping and saluting as the aircraft hovers before flying away.

From BBC Mar. 30, 2026

Soldiers, wearing crisp uniforms with shiny buttons and carefully polished shoes, were lined up in neat rows, saluting him.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple




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