nod at
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Ben Earl and Tom Curry make up the back row, with Jack van Poortvliet getting the nod at number nine alongside fly-half Fin Smith.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
“The lobster has molted into its final form,” Steinberger wrote in a blog post about the name change—a nod at his platform’s lobster-centric branding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
Galthie gave Anthony Jelonch the nod at No.8 with Gregory Alldritt dropped from the squad, while Theo Attissogbe comes in at right wing with France's record try-scorer Damian Penaud axed over defensive concerns.
From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026
“She’s too young to understand,” he interrupted himself to nod at me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
"Oh, no," he said, "I enjoy my way too much. Besides"–he gave a nod at the photo of his latest supernova and smiled–"I can still beat them sometimes."
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
