hug
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The brighter streaks that hug the crater's rim were fresh material excavated from deeper underground.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
His parting gift was a silver medal, a handshake from President Trump and a hug from the King of Spain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
He had time for a hug afterwards with Rachel Reeves, his chancellor and Downing Street neighbour during his time in office.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
But dogs—Canis familiaris—they welcome the arms, the hug, the love.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
He goes to hug Arlo, who objects but to no avail.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
The new, twice-daily journey to Sweden's Haparanda takes 100-minutes as it hugs the west coast of Finland before crossing the border between the two Nordic neighbours.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
After imposing an effective blockade on the strait, Iran has insisted ships take a route that hugs the Iranian coast.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
At a meeting later that month, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hugs and kisses him and tells everyone “how great I am.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
More than a third of the 101 vessels that transited the strait used a lane that hugs the Iranian coast, according to commercial-ship tracker Kpler.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
She throws her arm around my shoulders and hugs me tight against her side as we continue on our way out the door.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
Tarling was just four seconds down on five-time Tour de France winner Pogacar, who hugged the Welshman before the podium presentation to show his support.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Oman angered Iranian officials when it set up a U.S.-backed corridor for shipping that hugged its coastline without Iranian approval.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Maybe I wasn’t hugged enough as a kid because these G-forces felt like love.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
"There were lots of tears," said Urmston, "then we just all hugged."
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
The family members hugged each other tight and wished each other well.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
“After the meeting … we’re hugging, and we’re all on the same page, trying to fight this,” he said.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026
He worked the room - and it was a very big room - with great patience, hugging and chatting, joking, posing for pictures, trying out a few of the sports events.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
I could watch videos of him hugging his mentor and former teammate Ronaldinho or Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni all day long.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
“Everyone’s happy and excited—they’re hugging and kissing us,” said Maryna Zharkova, who has been working at the market for 25 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
They embrace each other like they’re each hugging a cactus.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
