touch
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Whether he is pulling a pint, tossing a builder's helmet in the air or running with Olympic medallist Mo Farah, the UK's new prime minister Andy Burnham has embraced social media with a deft touch.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Other touch points come via YouTube and trading cards.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
They “didn’t want to touch this,” the staffer added.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
It was Thoreau who remarked that “the transcendental philosophy needs the leaven of humor to render it light and digestible,” and one wishes at times that Mr. Nichols wrote with a lighter touch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The car was warm to the touch like a living thing.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
The result is a home filled with vintage finds, environmentally conscious features, and personalized touches.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
The eatery features Midcentury Modern touches with curved cherry wood walls and paneled ceilings, as well as illuminated white onyx Corian surfaces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
What remained unclear was whether most of the catalytic activity takes place directly on the catalyst surface or at the boundary where the catalyst touches the electrode.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
To borrow the dim sum moniker, it touches the heart.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
Boo touches each drawing as she says the name.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
"Her music touched a lot of people, especially me," she said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
I was touched that he even mentioned me onstage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Brent crude briefly touched $90 a barrel, ending the trading day up 1.4% to $88.91.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
"He will be greatly missed by us and by so many whose lives he touched through his music, friendship and kindness," the statement said.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
“I do not like to be touched, Duane the polar bear.”
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
"I really cannot explain how going up to a shark and touching it or riding it is doing anything to aid conservation," he says.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
She often posts footage of her touching sharks and holding their dorsal fins.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Doing something outdoors, whether it’s riding, going on a hike or literally just touching grass, is a good way to start your day, I feel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
If it’s touching a nerve that’s unintended, address it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
It was hard to see Mina touching a frog, let alone throwing it at someone’s face—no matter how scared she was to perform.
From "Hopping Mad (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #4)" by Franklin W. Dixon
