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After enduring 30 Chicago winters, I gifted myself my Hollywood dream of being an actor surrounded by palm trees and green juice rather than tundra and cheese.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Late last month, an Indonesia-based wildlife foundation shared footage showing an orangutan writhing on the ground on a palm oil plantation in West Kalimantan, one of Indonesia's hardest-hit provinces.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

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

However, a sharp correction is unlikely, with crude palm oil prices expected to stay above 4,000 ringgit a ton, she says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

He tipped some red ochre onto his palm, and spat on it.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

Harold’s knights pivot from acclaiming him with open palms and loyal smiles to pointing fearfully at the heavens.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

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

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

His opponent responds by juggling his outstretched palms in a "6-7," a viral youth meme that has no fixed meaning but has become so ubiquitous that even Pope Leo has taken to performing it.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

Referred to as “pretiola,” meaning “little rewards” in Latin, their twists were meant to look like arms crossed in prayer, with the palms of each hand touching the opposite shoulder.

From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2026

Two other Guardians point their palms in my direction, but I yell out, “If you want the Msaidizi, you won’t bind me.”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

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

His parents divorced, and he was palmed off on various relatives until settling with his maternal grandmother in Danville, Illinois.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 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

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

North End nearly reduced the deficit early in the second half as Rodak produced another fingertip save to foil Cameron Archer, palming his attempt on to the woodwork.

From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2022

He finally settled in Lorain, Ohio, in 1931, palming himself off as a minister, and inspiring awe with the way he spoke English.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison