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The 20-year-old Diaz threw Lawler off his game in the opening minutes with an open-handed strike that came to be known as the Stockton Slap after Nate emulated it later.

From Seattle Times Sep. 24, 2021

Sophie Turner then absolutely wallops O’Brien with an open-handed slap to the left cheek, spattering tequila across his chin and sending shock waves through his pompadour.

From Slate Jun. 6, 2019

There’s “the OK” – slightly effete, open-handed, with the thumb and forefinger pinched together and the wrist cocked and loose.

From The Guardian Jun. 23, 2017

The army remained "open-handed to receive LRA defectors who abandon violence", he said.

From BBC Dec. 11, 2013

Lord Tywin might have been niggardly with his approval and affection, but he had al-ways been open-handed when it came to coin.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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