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For starters, “Victory” is his daughter’s name, but both phrases are also a direct nod to the late Nipsey Hussle, who had the same words etched on his face.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Whatever the message was — a self-aware nod to Grande’s own struggles, a defensive reply to those saying she’s too thin, a criticism of blind idol worship — it was quickly lost.

From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026

Films used ballet as a perfunctory nod to high culture, for instance employing the likes of George Balanchine to create brief numbers for films such as “The Goldwyn Follies” in 1938.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

That’s not a sentiment against true love; it’s more a nod to strained credibility and a feeling of general exhaustion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

I nod, not because I agree with her, but because she expects me to.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Hopkins weaves in old Welsh folk tunes and nods to impressionistic inspirations like Vaughan Williams and Frederick Delius.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

There are opulent chairs, upholstered in pale yellow; a black and white print of a trawler that nods to Hull's fishing heritage.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

“Lalovavi,” a first opera for both composer Kevin Day and librettist Tifara Brown, is an Afrofuturist fantasy with nods to the “Black Panther” movies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

Out of seven drama supporting actress slots, four went to “The Pitt,” including nods for Taylor Dearden, Fiona Dourif, newcomer Sepideh Moafi and last year’s winner Katherine LaNasa.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

Boo nods her big nod, her face blotchy and red.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

He nodded to the families of “children who are not coming home, members of a very terrible club that I am a member of myself.”

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026

“Your dad was the best lector because of that big voice of his!” she said as Anamaria nodded and smiled.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

Dan Thomas, Reform's Welsh leader, nodded as Martin made his contribution, but the remarks were greeted with gasps from Plaid Cymru and Labour members.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

Ministers gathered for a digital G7 meeting in Paris Friday made progress on online child protection but only nodded to AI's energy impact in a joint declaration on the sector's challenges.

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

She nodded at the oval in my hand and then leaned down, putting her head close to mine to loud-whisper.

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

The story ends with the professors nodding their heads gravely and praising Ticky’s humility, which, to the reader, might appear rather pompous.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Madonna looks at a world where “no one wants to go outside,” nodding at the ways the COVID-19 pandemic broadly increased our isolation and made people more fearful of reality and each other.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026

Classic cars and marching bands crept along parade routes, nodding to the nostalgia-tinged mid-century that has come to dominate the notion of “a better time.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026

"In the afternoon it becomes really intolerable, because this is reclaimed swamp," he said, nodding to Washington's geography.

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026

“Yes,” Mama said, nodding her head, “we might be able to do that.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls