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The formal obligation to bow or curtsy will force targets to bend a knee and break eye contact—a perfect opening for the President to place something distracting like a Twix bar on their heads.—
Dahlia Gallin Ramirez,
New Yorker,
9 June 2026 -
For men this is a neck bow (from the head only) whilst women do a small curtsy.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
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Individuals at the ceremony should come to attention, salute, recite the Pledge of Allegiance or pause for a moment of silent reflection.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2026
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Sean O'Malley also added a salute to the crowd, which includes many military members.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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The All Day Julienne Mini Cooler retails for $140 and features both handles, decked out with three dainty gold bow charms, and a shoulder strap.—
Yamillah Hurtado,
People.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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The line, which features a gold and pink floral motif — with plenty of bow accents — introduces Stanley x LoveShackFancy soft coolers and IceFlow™ Tumblers.—
Yamillah Hurtado,
People.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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The man whom Navarro likes to call the Boss seems to value insincere, or bought, obeisance—the flapping and fussing of a maître d’—more than heartfelt fandom, which lacks the piquancy of humiliation.—
Ian Parker,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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But Zuckerberg isn’t the only one paying abject obeisance to the president.—
Max Taves,
Mercury News,
11 July 2025
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Mancuso went from needing five or six bobs for the Bob Army sketch this season to needing 14 and one for a dog — technically doable, but still a big lift to figure out exactly how to coordinate and build what’s needed.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
9 June 2026
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Beth Sharden was short, with a dark bob and high cheekbones that seemed chiseled out of the rest of her face.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 June 2026
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Seventh-round rookie Gavin Gerhardt could vie for the backup center role, but Jurgens’ experience in the system gives him the initial nod.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Jackson likewise downplayed Kemp’s last-minute nod for Jones.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 June 2026
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But a little preparation and a healthy respect for wildlife can make all the difference between a great story to tell and a story that ends up on the evening news.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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Horror still fights for respect, box office success still gets dismissed as commercial rather than artistic, and a movie made by a YouTube creator will face every condescension the awards ecosystem can muster.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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This is my homage to you today!—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
12 Dec. 2025
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Some of the architects of this revolution are front and center in Seiler’s image, an homage to the famous 1932 photograph of construction workers on a steel beam 800 feet above the RCA building in New York City, which TIME named as one of the 100 most influential photographs of all time.—
D.W. Pine,
Time,
11 Dec. 2025
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“Salaam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salaam. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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