touch
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Soccer cognoscenti describe his economy of movement, the intelligence of his runs, the subtlety of his touch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The rhetoric, some economists say, is symptomatic of a country that has lost touch with fiscal reality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
It got a touch nervy as the visitors knocked it about, trying to work it into all the space that Scotland were affording them.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
“The newer things I’m working on are more like display items, but you can absolutely touch them,” she explained.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Resting, like now, they keep close enough to touch.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
A hospital monitor’s flat-line drone dissolved into an orchestral beginning, suggesting a return to life; hand-drum rhythms injected Mexican flavor, while bells and mallet instruments supplied some otherworldly touches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Handwritten touches are found everywhere — “Plz take it in with your eyes and heart” is scribbled on the floor in both English and Korean.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
Olympic gymnast Simone Biles and her NFL star husband, Jonathan Owens, are bidding farewell to the Texas home they lived in while putting the finishing touches on their custom-built dream mansion.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
While Armani already used these luminous touches in his eveningwear, Silvana Armani has multiplied them to emphasise the fluidity and lightness of her silhouettes.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Someday you, too, may decide to write a novel that touches upon subjects you read about as a young person.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
The finance minister's interview with the BBC also touched on French domestic matters, including the student protests that have swept the country, with more than 500 schools fully or partially shut as of Wednesday.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Haaland, who touched the ball only 30 times all afternoon, scored twice in the space of 11 minutes to win 2–1.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Min Aung Hlaing touched down at 0430 GMT at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, state media images showed, with the Myanmar leader descending the steps to a waiting car.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
The University of Michigan’s monthly sentiment index is just a hair above a record-low level it touched earlier this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
With his good hand he touched his clan-tattoos, tracing the pair of fine dotted lines that followed each cheekbone.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
On campus, students are educated on the importance of not touching or feeding the donkeys, which weigh about 500 pounds and can charge at humans when feeling threatened.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
The accusations by the women journalists include inappropriate touching by some police.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Nvidia stock is within touching distance of a record high as it highlights the usable life of its chips in a rebuttal to Michael Burry.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Treasury notes touching 5.25% this week, the highest for almost two decades, Bianco now sees real value and is reversing his bearish call.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
Mr. Palmer walked half a city block out of his way to get past the wires without touching them.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
