handshake
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As he finished helping a fellow trainee gear up, one paratrooper wished another good luck with a firm handshake.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
“I also have been making it one of my biggest points this camp to make a handshake with every single one of them,” Jordan said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
It was an unveiling that started with a handshake.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
The first-day-of-work outfit has long been a carefully choreographed ritual, the professional equivalent of a firm handshake.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
We do our special handshake, and I tell him about the project.
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
Black said he didn’t realize he had spent that much because after an initial written contract with Epstein, all subsequent payments had been agreed to by handshakes between the two men.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Previous G-7s brought out the alpha in Trump, subjecting allies to barbs and white-knuckled handshakes and forcing other leaders to walk on eggshells.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
Residents in Goma - eastern DR Congo's biggest city - tell the BBC that basic public health measures, such as avoiding handshakes, limiting gatherings and regular handwashing, are widely ignored.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
As the royal couple drove off following handshakes and a bit of chat, Trump added: "Great people. We need more people like that in our country."
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
The pieces of art cloaked under tarps, the whispers, the handshakes, the deliveries late at night.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
