touching

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In the memoir, Ms. Dunham traces the struggles of her adult life—fame, illness, addiction—with touching emphasis on the early tremulous excitements of becoming well-known: the affirmation, the freebies, the invitations to glittering events.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

"I thought I could have a piece of the Moon, somehow, touching someone's foot, somehow connected with my stepladder, somehow in my living room," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

She asks for consent before touching the client and offers a prayer or blessing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

With a space-based broadband network, Amazon Web Services customers can move data without ever touching a public internet.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

“That being the case, I’d recommend not touching it.”

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley