waved

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Crowds waved bouquets and flags before the Chinese leader arrived at the Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang, near giant portraits of the two leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Korda gasped, covered her mouth, waved to the crowd and wiped away tears.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Four years after the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion waved goodbye to the sport in New York, Williams is considering playing doubles at the WTA 500 event in London in two weeks' time.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

The volunteers waved the man’s family members away from the Ebola isolation tent at Mongbwalu General Hospital, where his body lay on a plastic sheet on the floor.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

He waved back, but he didn’t say anything because he didn’t want to bother her.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold