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palm

[pahm] / pɑm /












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It was based on the profile picture of the couple’s shared Facebook account, but Walters had swapped out palm trees for three Christian crosses and the American flag rippling in the breeze.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

Find insight on gold futures, palm oil, South32 and more in the latest Market Talks covering Basic Materials.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

The opening match there was held in Deir al-Balah between Khadamat Rafah and Shabab Rafah as fans sat on plastic chairs around the small field lined with palm trees.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

Oil palm plantations and other plantation forestry are also widespread in the region.

From Science Daily Sep. 6, 2026

The palm nuts looked so different stripped of their fibrous orange coat, but there was goodness still left inside them.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

Around half of the date palms here have no fruit at all.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

Nearby, a news conference by the head of Pakistan's parliamentary health committee over the cause of the fire was interrupted by a distraught father clasping his palms together in a plea.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

It’s made of the joy-buzzer energy coming into your palms through the rack-and-pinion steering, the wheel gains heft and braille-like sensitivity as cornering loads and slip angles increase.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

When he’s done speaking, Paul looks back down at the table, grinds his palms together.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 8, 2026

When you get a moment, open your hands and study those lines embedded in your palms.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Bayern trailed 2-1 in the shootout when a flying Kahn threw his bear-like paws in front of Zlatko Zahovic's effort, then palmed Amedeo Carboni's strike on to the crossbar.

From BBC May 28, 2026

The Gunners briefly shook off their shackles as Piero Hincapie's curler from just inside the area was palmed away by Robert Sanchez.

From Barron's Feb. 3, 2026

That goal looked to have sealed the points from Juve but Baldanzi quickly halved the deficit after Michele Di Gregorio palmed away Evan Ferguson's low drive.

From Barron's Dec. 20, 2025

Goalkeeper Gregor Kobel palmed away Mbappé’s low shot, then pushed Mbappé’s deflected close-range effort onto the crossbar with a superb one-handed save.

From Seattle Times May 7, 2024

He waded ashore in the last of the light and swung the tarp down and palmed the water off his arms and chest and went to get his clothes.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

But on the bestsellers display at your favorite local indie, it represents the small pleasure of palming a near-pocket-size book in your hands.

From Los Angeles Times May 27, 2026

"For me, it's ridiculous," the goalkeeper added, taking a break from palming away shots struck by friends wearing colorful Brazil and Barcelona jerseys.

From Barron's May 13, 2026

He only succeeded in palming the ball back toward goal and over the line in the 47th minute.

From Seattle Times Nov. 5, 2023

In a free-flowing first half, Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya made a great save in the 38th by diving to his right and palming away a shot from Brennan Johnson after a quick counter by Spurs.

From Washington Times Sep. 24, 2023

Shadow realized that he was palming the gold coin, moving it compulsively from a back palm to a front palm to a Downs palm, over and over.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman




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