shake hands
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After reaching his sixth major final, Zverev stood arms wide in celebration facing his coaching team, before going to the net to shake hands with Khachanov.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
"They even shake hands with the settlers. It's like they're friends."
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
He wears a mask religiously and doesn’t shake hands with customers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Several other cities have followed: Chengdu deployed a mixed squad of quadruped and humanoid robots, Shenzhen is testing humanoids that shake hands with passersby, and a Wenzhou model literally rolls.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
When they depart, they shake hands and embrace like old friends, even if they have only just met, and as they go their separate ways they feel less alone than they had before.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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