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The artifacts included a bronze crucifix, a silver trowel and a christening spoon, as well as a silver key, a 19th-century Russian icon depicting Jesus on the cross and a silver medal from 1964 showing Christ with open arms, surrounded by Greek letters in a Byzantine-style font.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Trump has already been working to deliver Ukraine into Vladimir Putin’s open arms by cutting off aid and pushing a peace plan practically written by the Kremlin as his own.
—Garry Kasparov, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
America’s hometown has open arms for all things Mexican food, with choices up and down the main boulevards.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
The announcements have led to protests, lawsuits and, in certain cases, open arms.
—Alina Hartounian, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Trump has already been working to deliver Ukraine into Vladimir Putin’s open arms by cutting off aid and pushing a peace plan practically written by the Kremlin as his own.
—Garry Kasparov, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
America’s hometown has open arms for all things Mexican food, with choices up and down the main boulevards.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
The announcements have led to protests, lawsuits and, in certain cases, open arms.
—Alina Hartounian, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Open arms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/open%20arms. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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