waving

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I’ll start here: I’m not sure what’s up with the red-striped home shirts—I know it’s supposed to resemble a waving U.S. flag, but all I see is a Christmas candy cane.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Her husband, Yine Chit, 24, stands over, his eyes wide and waving a fan towards her in the stifling heat.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

“You could almost cry and get chills,” said Caligiuri, another Bruin playing at the Rose Bowl, who saw fans both wearing and waving American flags in 1994, when all the stadium announcements were in English.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

A slightly bigger than life-size statue of the Obamas waving welcomes guests to the museum, an AFP journalist saw during a media preview on Wednfhoesday.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

He stood up from the couch, grabbing the cap from his head and waving it around.

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