gestures
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That includes not just objects but people: facial expressions, gaze and pose, gestures and the broader context of their behavior.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
Debbie Tapper, who's lived around Walsall her whole life, recalls a bustling market that used to stretch the length of the High Street as she gestures sadly to the shops and stalls that remain.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
Informing her decision to visit Spain, she said, were recent conciliatory gestures from Spanish leaders.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
Such gestures aren’t given to figures who are apathetic or indifferent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
Hannah gestures with the package to the back of the van, offering the guys some Twizzlers.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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