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sign languages

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plural of sign language

as in signs

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So those are little signs, hopefully, of the offense getting things going a little bit.

— Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Destructive blazes in France and Spain ⁠showed signs of easing over the weekend, but several wildfires have broken out in Greece after a period of relative calm there.

— Reuters, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2026

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Williams said he was hit with two or three more waves and was focused on keeping Nathaniel out of the water before another lifeguard, identified as Aaron Bohnen, got in the water to help.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026
Through the sliding glass door, the morning mist burned off the green waves of corn.

— Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026

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The handbook places great emphasis on disrupting drone signals through electronic warfare.

— Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
As firms race to adopt AI, startups that couldn’t track their own signals are bolting LLMs onto infrastructure never built to feed one.

— Henrik Landgren, Fortune, 29 July 2026

Definition of signals

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The performing community challenged that notion, tracing the scat-singing and gesticulations to earlier artists including Black jazz performer Baby Esther Jones and cabaret entertainer Florence Mills.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
But on a Sunday morning in July 1595, the groan of the heavy wooden door startled him from his gesticulations.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026

Definition of gesticulations

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Gottman’s research on repair attempts shows that small gestures during a fight, like a joke or an apology, can defuse escalation.

— Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
These ordinary conversations and small gestures, like listening or admitting mistakes, accumulate to define a leader's reputation and leave a lasting impression, far more than grand visions or formal reviews.

— Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

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