handshake

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After a missed match dart by Van Veen, the pair exchanged a frosty handshake and the Dutchman said Littler "was out of order" at what he perceived to be a celebration at the miss.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

It was on the South Lawn, too, where Bill Clinton hosting the 1993 Oslo Accord handshake between Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Nothing would please him more than turning the handshake into a collaboration down the line.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Customers and memory-chip makers long relied on handshake deals for long-term supply, but are now moving to binding contracts in some cases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Alice’s handshake was a weak clasp, as if she handled herself with much care, as if she would never scrub herself too vigorously.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie