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hug

[huhg] / hʌg /




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Reddington, looking upset, could be seen consoling his client, holding her in a side hug and rubbing her back as journalists left court.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

The first night when I went to give the 4 year old a good night hug and kiss, she recoiled and said I was “furry.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

The brighter streaks that hug the crater's rim were fresh material excavated from deeper underground.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

“We bring a hug, a smile, a sense of hope.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

I tell her thanks and lean over to give her a hug.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

From the vendor selling paletas in the plaza to guests at a five-star hotel, she is instantly recognized and surrounded by people seeking selfies and hugs.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 19, 2026

Reporting on their "emotional reunion", Reuters said "tears, hugs and laughter punctuated their meeting... followed by their first selfie together".

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

Andrew Scott was a genial presence around Telluride, bringing hot-priest energy to brunches and getting hugs from Oprah.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

That dispute sparked the return to strikes last month, as Tehran refused to let ships travel any route other than one which hugs the Iranian coast.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

She hugs Mother and then kisses her baby’s soft fuzzy head.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

Roses are placed on the tables where supporters nibbled from snack plates, hugged, all smiles, and sipped from glasses of sparkling wine or beer.

From Barron's Sep. 13, 2026

"She hugged me and started to cry. My mind just stopped working."

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

Others hugged and held hands - one family member even embraced one of the prosecutors in the case.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

As they prepared to leave the lounge, the three hugged each other warmly and said they were looking forward to getting together the following week.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

Mard hugged me when she saw me, which was comforting despite the smell.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

The U.S. military has provided some protection to tankers moving through the strait hugging Oman’s coast, and ship-to-ship transfers have been a growing way to get crude flowing out of the Middle East again.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

Vikram, an award-winning actor from the southern state of Tamil Nadu, was seen hugging and playing with a lar gibbon in a now-deleted video posted on Instagram on Monday.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

“After the meeting … we’re hugging, and we’re all on the same page, trying to fight this,” he said.

From Salon Aug. 3, 2026

“Neither of us is big on hugging, but we hugged, both of us smiling.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

“That sounds like a plan,” Abuelita Remedios said, hugging each of us in turn again.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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