greeting
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In the ’80s — before a text message counted as a greeting — he shared meals and dinner conversation with our family.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
Huge crowds cheered and waved as he rode down the Champs-Élysées Avenue greeting followers from his open-topped popemobile.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Videos of the encounter quickly spread online and on Spain’s front pages, leading the country’s foreign minister to defend the interaction as a greeting and “nothing more.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
About 700 miles away around the same time, a momentary greeting between New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at ground zero became a dayslong online uproar.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
“Dude, where are you?” shouted Daniel by way of greeting.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
While limited to greetings and updates, this will provide a rare lifeline for families separated by the blackout.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
During a question-and-answer session with Putin, Cook stood up to praise the city and pass along greetings from President Trump.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Over the following year, the two continued to exchange greetings, ideas and invitations.
From Salon ● May 19, 2026
The two came up with a bold redesign — bright colors to attract motorists and greetings in four languages to honor the surrounding Navajo, Zuni, Acoma and Laguna communities.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
Only Ashes, Nippy, and Curly jumped up to give me greetings.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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