symbolic
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These symbolic gestures don’t directly address the longstanding theological barriers, but there has been some progress over the past several years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
On the Queen's literacy campaign, he said she provided an important symbolic focus.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Outrage at her eviction triggered national demonstrations, with hundreds of people camping in Madrid's Puerta del Sol square in the most symbolic of the protests.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
“The question is ultimately about familiarity, affinity, and allyship—not as symbolic gestures, but as evidence accumulated over years of shared political struggle. It is a proxy for trust,” he wrote.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
In a profound, symbolic gesture, I am giving you this bar of Vosges I got when we all went to Edgartown.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
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