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Succession actor Jeremy Strong plays Zuckerberg as a "full-on villain", according to a review in the Hollywood Reporter, "stoically arguing that even the slightest gesture of responsibility is anathema where money is concerned".

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

A majority no-confidence vote would be a largely symbolic gesture, signalling the broader faculty's discontent and applying pressure on university leadership to act.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Xi has also long held Peng’s hand during official occasions, an unusual gesture for a Chinese leader that state media has highlighted as a sign of the couple’s devotion to each other.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

“I’m trying to find some consensual way into it, but I eventually just need to perform the romantic gesture of doing what feels right and what comes naturally to me.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Ama asks, clearly not impressed with my valiant gesture.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

But small gestures are often where hospitality lives.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

“The question is ultimately about familiarity, affinity, and allyship—not as symbolic gestures, but as evidence accumulated over years of shared political struggle. It is a proxy for trust,” he wrote.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

His earlier paintings often seem hard-won, made with a heavy hand, but as Hans Namuth’s well-known film of Pollock at work reveals, delicate gestures and dance-like movements translated into fluent drawing in the drip paintings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

He looks around and gestures at the meeting.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Ms. Blum was introducing their new project, speaking, as she always did, with grand hand gestures that Hazel used to find dramatic but now made her fear for the jars of paint.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu

But Xi gestured to substantial concerns, noting AI first among priorities to discuss between the two nations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

She came towards the front of the stage and gestured "no, no, no" with her finger for them to stop.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Toward the end of the performance Raul stood and gestured to the crowd that they should stand and applaud.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

She gestured at a crowd of at least 40 people: “You’re not the only one. All these people are here because of StubHub.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Luc gestured for me to watch him, and once I did his eyes seemed like a life raft; he nodded along with every word that came out of my mouth.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

"Instead of water, oil comes out," said retired military officer Hector Valero Balestrini, gesturing toward a hillside where crude oozes naturally from the ground.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

"You see the water there?" he said, gesturing at the Gulf separating the UAE from the coasts of southern Iran.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

Lavie appeared in a jailhouse-yellow shirt and blue pants and looked distressed throughout the hearing, nodding and gesturing to friends at times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

He began shouting and gesturing toward Caballero, which led to the benches clearing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

“Not a single person in that audience believes for a second that what I do up there is real,” he says, gesturing in the general direction of the stage.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern