index finger

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During Canada’s win over Sweden on Friday, the Swedes taped Kennedy’s release and the video showed him touching the stone with his index finger after releasing the handle.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

“Making one’s peace with it is not the same as accepting it and being happy with it,” Lindo says, raising an index finger, a gesture he often makes when telling you something he considers important.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

When prenatal estrogen levels are higher relative to testosterone, the index finger tends to be longer than the ring finger.

From Science Daily • Feb. 10, 2026

Called the Stream Ring and designed to be worn on the index finger, the gadget lets users capture any thoughts or ideas that come into their heads, without having to pull out their phones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

He pinched his lower lip with his thumb and index finger, and pulled it back and forth in small tugs.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago