gesture
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Cuba has taken apparent steps in recent weeks to ease tensions, notably releasing groups of prisoners in two batches, in what it called a "humanitarian gesture."
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
"This is a welcome and constructive gesture by Iran and deserves appreciation," said Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
“I can only do this”—he makes a swiping gesture with his hands—“so many times with so many things,” Sax says in a TV segment.
From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026
In 1998, it released 300 prisoners as a gesture for the visit of Pope John Paul II to Cuba.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
This isn’t some apology or gesture of friendship or . . . morethan-friendship.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
Vocabulary lists containing gesture
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