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handkerchiefs
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For centuries, islanders lined fishing docks below the castle, waving handkerchiefs at ships setting sail for America.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
14 Sep. 2025 -
While in Chile to photograph the distant planet, the Todds celebrated Independence Day by drinking and dancing the cueca, handkerchiefs atwirl.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Babushkas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babushkas. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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