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On a Wednesday in February in the Coachella Valley, more than two dozen farmworkers weaved up and down rows of strawberries, their gloved hands flicking quickly to pluck the fruit and stash it in boxes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Some clasped their hands together, while others prostrated themselves.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

A woman sat nearby with her hands folded as if in prayer.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

In one viral TikTok video, members of a senior-living community accuse their ex-friend of foul play: taking tiles out of turn and refusing to reveal her “winning” hands.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Hannah unzips it and hands it to me through the van window.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith