clasped
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The place was heaving with devotees, hands clasped at their chests and lips moving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Kinahan rose to his feet, with his hands clasped in front of him, when a court official read his charge to him on Sunday.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
“It turns my stomach,” Vallee said, hands clasped.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
Guarded by elite army commandos, their mascot Aloka -- a stray dog rescued in India -- walked on a leash, drawing bows and clasped hands from devotees lining the route.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
As the numbers increase, a person is added to the bucket encircled by the clasped hands.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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