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"That was a great life, Esther" says the Sun, in a nod to Dame Esther's most well-known television show.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

It’s cloaked language, but a nod to NIMBYs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The firm maintains a policy of not taking board seats—“observers, if we have to,” said Anderson—in a nod to its naming convention.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

You didn’t nod your head and think, “That sounds smart,” when they told you diversification is a sound strategy?

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Still, I don’t want to act like a baby, so I nod through my sniffles.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Ms. Davis nods to pianist Cecil Taylor, whose style on his instrument was described as “88 tuned drums,” as a cornerstone influence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Every moment, whether dominated by a “Halloween”-inspired ghoul or the grammar-correcting banter of mutually exasperated colleagues, is played straight and for all their initial nods to trope, every character is uniquely and thoroughly human.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

But it also nods to what both “Transamerica” and “Travelin’ Thru” do so well, suggesting that there are various interpretations for everything in life.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026

The Midlands-born athlete has curated her nail art to reference landmarks within Birmingham, where the competition is being held, including nods to the Jewellery Quarter and the Bull Ring, external.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Emma nods and joins me against the trunk.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Fury nodded along as Joshua spoke about his Christian faith and, even when the pair traded insults, they rarely felt venomous.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

He also nodded to their overlapping political circles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

He smiled and nodded in thanks after a supporter in the public gallery shouted "hang in there!"

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

Walmart CFO John David Rainey nodded to these pressures in an earnings call this month, discussing the retailer’s move to cut prices on 11,000 items, funded with its $2.9 billion refund.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

I nodded, too overcome with relief and joy to speak.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

But at Hinojosa’s rally in McAllen this month, Ovalle was nodding along with the Democratic candidate, recording clips of her stump speech.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

“A.I. is for finance,” he said, nodding to his platform’s much-touted assistive agents.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

Banks were encouraged to hoard these reserves both by black-letter liquidity regulations and by strenuous winking and nodding by their supervisors at the Fed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

“The Gilded Age” pulls inspiration from New York City’s 19th century elite, with Gladys Russell’s reluctant betrothal to an English duke nodding to socialite Consuelo Vanderbilt’s lavish nuptials a decade later.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

“I love you, too, Dad,” Nathan said, nodding even though his father couldn’t see him.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young