nod at
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He gets the nod at Lord's ahead of Rehan Ahmed, the leg-spinner missing out on playing his first home Test.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
Analysts noted Infleqtion was among the partners already using Nvidia’s Ising platform, which got its own nod at the conference.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 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
This could also be a nod at the city’s failure to coordinate an exit plan for the 100,000 people who would have no safe harbor and few, if any, resources to leave the city.
From Salon • Jul. 25, 2025
Several men had turned to look and nod at him when he walked through the door.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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